Z298 OHIP code: Nasopharynx (including oropharynx, oral cavity and hypopharynx) Examination Under General Anesthetic (EUGA) of nasopharynx for malignant disease including biopsies (not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy)

Nasopharynx (including oropharynx, oral cavity and hypopharynx) Examination Under General Anesthetic (EUGA) of nasopharynx for malignant disease including biopsies (not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy)

Fee

Component	Value
Provider fee	$41.25

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 master Schedule PDF Ontario source page

PDF page 641 / P1

Nasopharynx (including oropharynx, oral cavity and hypopharynx) Examination Under General Anesthetic (EUGA) of nasopharynx for malignant disease including biopsies (not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy).... 41.25 6

Passages mentioning Z298

PDF page 641 / P1

RESPIRATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES
      NOSE
                                                                                                               Asst      Surg      Anae
    Z298 Nasopharynx (including oropharynx, oral cavity and
            hypopharynx) Examination Under General Anesthetic
            (EUGA) of nasopharynx for malignant disease including
            biopsies (not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction
            with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy)....                                                      41.25      6
      Excision of nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal lesion
  # R181 - with palatal split ..................................................................                 6       508.20      7
    R182 - with mandibulotomy, glossotomy and/or palatal split .........                                         7      1216.80     10
    Z297 Insertion of prosthesis for nasal septal perforation .................                                           18.30

Fee master record

Master, record 7093. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

Z29820260401999999990000041250000000000000000000000000000095760000000957600

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.

Field	Raw / scale 10,000
provider	00000412500 / 41.25
assistant	00000000000 / 0
specialist	00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist	00000957600 / 95.76
non anaesthetist	00000957600 / 95.76

Explanation

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Examination under general anaesthetic of the nasopharynx for malignant disease, including biopsies. The listing also covers the oropharynx, oral cavity and hypopharynx. It is listed under Respiratory Surgical Procedures, Asst Surg Anae.

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Not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy.

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