Fee
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Specialist fee | $116.15 / unit |
Schedule and sources
- Fee edition
- October 1, 2026
- Record effective
- 2026-04-01
- Schedule edition
- July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
- Official files
- Fee masterSchedule PDFOntario source page
- out-patient .............................................................. per unit 116.15
Passages mentioning K196
CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
PSYCHIATRY (19)
A395 Limited consultation ................................................................ 120.30
A196 Repeat consultation ................................................................ 120.30
A193 Specific assessment ............................................................... 98.70
A194 Partial assessment ................................................................. 47.05
Consultative interview on behalf of disturbed patient (including report)
A197 - consultative interview with parent(s) or patient
representative(s) of patient less than age 22 ..................... 271.35
A198 - consultative interview with patient less than age 22........... 271.35
A191 - consultative interview with caregiver(s) of a patient at least
65 years of age, or a patient less than 65 years of age with a
diagnosis of dementia ........................................................ 271.35
A192 - consultative interview with patient at least 65 years of age,
or a patient less than 65 years of age with a diagnosis of
dementia............................................................................. 271.35
Note:
1.A191, A192, A197 and A198 are consultations.
2.A191, A192, A197, A198 are not eligible for payment for the same patient, same day as
family psychiatric care or family psychotherapy (K191, K193, K195, K196).
3.For the purpose of A191, A192, A197 and A198, disturbed patient means someone
experiencing a clinically significant disturbance in their cognition, emotional regulation, or
behavior which limits their ability to provide a reliable and complete history.
[Commentary:
For psychiatric consultation extension with parents or caregivers, see K630.]Acute post-discharge community psychiatric care
Acute post-discharge community psychiatric care is a premium for a service that occurs during
the (4) week period immediately following discharge where the patient was a hospital in-patient
for treatment of a psychiatric condition. The premium is only applicable to K195, K196, K197 or
K198.
K187 Acute post-discharge community psychiatric care, to K195,
K196, K197 or K198 ............................................. add 15%
High risk community psychiatric care
High risk community psychiatric care is a premium for a service that occurs during the six (6)
month period following a suicide attempt. For the purposes of this premium, suicide attempts
include self-harm attempts with intent to commit suicide or high lethality self-harm attempts, but
do not include self harm attempts of low lethality with no intent to commit suicide. The premium
is applicable to A190, A191, A192, A195, A197, A198, A695, A795, K195, K196, K197 and
K198.
K188 High risk community psychiatric care, to A190, A191, A192,
A195, A197, A198, A695, A795, K195, K196, K197 or K198
............................................................................. add 15%
Payment rules:
1.K187 or K188 are both payable with K195, K196, K197 or K198 when rendered during the
first four (4) week period following discharge where the patient was a hospital in-patient for
treatment of a psychiatric condition and the requirements for both K187 and K188 are met.
2.K188 is not eligible for payment in addition to K189 on the same patient same day.
K189 Urgent community psychiatric follow-up, to A190, A195, A192,
A198, A695 or A795 ..................................................... add 216.30
Payment rules:
1.K189 is only eligible for payment when the psychiatrist providing the urgent community
psychiatric follow-up:
a.renders a service described by A190, A195, A192, A198, A695 or A795 to an out-patient
on an urgent basis during the four (4) week period immediately following discharge where
the patient was a hospital in-patient for treatment of a psychiatric condition;
b.did not provide services to the same patient during the same psychiatric hospital
admission; and
c.will continue appropriate care of the out-patient for a minimum of six (6) months as
required.
2.K189 is limited to a maximum of one per physician per patient per 12 month period.CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
PSYCHIATRY (19)
PSYCHOTHERAPY, FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY, HYPNOTHERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC
CARE
Note:
1.For conditions and definitions - see General Preamble GP54 to GP61.
2.For electroconvulsive therapy fees, see Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.
3.When claiming group therapy only services rendered to one group are payable at the same
time
4.Unit means ½ hour or major part thereof - see General Preamble GP7, GP55 for definitions
and time-keeping requirements.
Psychiatric care
K198 - out-patient .............................................................. per unit 102.35
K199 - in-patient................................................................. per unit 118.00
Family psychiatric care
K196 - out-patient .............................................................. per unit 116.15
K191 - in-patient................................................................. per unit 134.00
Note:
Family psychotherapy is claimed against the patient’s health number and diagnosis.
Psychotherapy
K197 Individual out-patient psychotherapy .......................... per unit 102.35
K190 Individual in-patient psychotherapy ............................ per unit 107.25
K195 Family psychotherapy - out-patients (two or more members)
............................................................................... per unit 116.15
K193 Family psychotherapy - in-patients (two or more members)
............................................................................... per unit 121.65
Group psychotherapy, out-patients - per member - first 12 units per day
K208 - 2 people.................................................................. per unit 51.20
K209 - 3 people.................................................................. per unit 34.10
K203 - 4 people.................................................................. per unit 25.60
K204 - 5 people.................................................................. per unit 20.45
K205 - 6 to 12 people......................................................... per unit 18.45
K206 - additional units - per member (maximum 6 per patient per
day) ........................................................................ per unit 16.40
Group psychotherapy, in-patients - per member - first 12 units per day
K210 - 2 people.................................................................. per unit 53.70
K211 - 3 people.................................................................. per unit 35.80
K200 - 4 people.................................................................. per unit 26.75
K201 - 5 people.................................................................. per unit 21.40
K202 - 6 to 12 people......................................................... per unit 19.35
K207 - additional units - per member (maximum 6 per patient per
day) ........................................................................ per unit 16.40Fee master record
Master, record 2988. Record Layout PDF, page 1.
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Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.
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| assistant | 00000000000 / 0 |
| specialist | 00001161500 / 116.15 |
| anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| non anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
Explanation
AI-generated. Unreviewed.
This is family psychiatric care for out-patients, listed under Consultations and Visits, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Family Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy and Psychiatric.
Watch out for
The K187 and K188 premiums can apply to this code only when rendered during the first four (4) week period following discharge from hospital in-patient treatment for a psychiatric condition, and only when the requirements for both are met.
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