Governing Rules:

• 6.7.1

  If a minor procedure (M or M+) is provided with a hospital visit on the same day, only the greater benefit HSC may be claimed.

• 6.8.4

  Where a procedure is performed under general anesthesia, the following applies:

  1. If the procedure is the only procedure performed at that time, a benefit of $134.85 may be claimed.
  2. If another procedure is also performed at the same encounter and the listed benefit payable in respect of it under the Schedule is greater than $134.85 the physician is entitled to receive that listed benefit plus a percentage of the listed benefit for the lesser procedure(s) calculated in accordance with this Schedule. The $134.85 minimum benefit does not apply to the lesser procedures.
  3. If multiple procedures are performed at the same encounter and the listed benefit payable in respect of each of them under the Schedule is less than $134.85, the physician is entitled to receive a benefit of $134.85 in respect of the greater procedure plus a benefit in respect of each of the lesser procedures that is a percentage of the listed benefit and calculated in accordance with this schedule. The $134.85 minimum benefit does not apply to the lesser procedures.
  4. If multiple procedures are performed at the same encounter and only one of them appears under GR 6.8.4 (e), the physician is entitled to receive a benefit of $134.85 in respect of that procedure plus a benefit in respect of the other procedures that is a percentage of the listed benefit and calculated in accordance with this schedule.
  5. GR 6.8.4 applies to the following HSCs:

     01.01A	01.01B	01.03	01.09	01.24A	01.24B
     01.24BA	01.24BB	02.84B	03.22A	03.22B	03.25
     07.29A	07.57A

     10.23	10.25	11.71A	11.81A	12.01	12.21
     12.24	12.31	13.59L	13.59N	13.59O	13.99BB
     14.09A	17.39E	17.81A	19.81

     21.41	21.42	21.69A	21.69C	22.13B	22.13C
     22.5 A	22.81	24.22A	24.5	25.1 A	26.91A
     28.8 A

     30.19A	30.19B	30.9 A	32.01A	32.1	32.21A
     32.23A	32.39A	33.22A	33.22B	33.51A	33.51B
     33.61A	34.0 A	34.1 A	34.89A	35.0 A	37.81
     37.82A	38.0 A	38.89A	39.21A	39.62A	39.83A

     40.5	40.92A	43.95A	45.81A	45.83	45.84A
     46.04B	46.09B	46.09C	46.84A	49.0	49.82B
     49.83A

     50.4 A	50.94D	50.94E	50.94F	50.97A	51.43
     51.53A	52.1 A	53.81B	53.83A	54.92D	58.99F

     60.82C	61.01A	61.29B	61.37A	61.39B	62.81A
     64.95A	66.82A	67.81	67.86	67.96A	68.1
     68.32B	69.13D	69.29A	69.83A	69.83B

     70.1	70.2 A	70.2 B	70.2 H	70.4 F
     70.5 A	72.91	74.82A	76.91A	78.7 A	79.29E

     80.83B	80.85B	81.8	81.96	82.12A	82.12B
     82.12C	82.14D	82.81A	82.91A	83.7 A	87.6
     87.72A	87.82	87.89A	87.89B	87.91	87.92
     88.92	89.59A

     91.01H	91.01J	91.02A	91.03A	91.03B	91.05E
     91.05H	91.06D	91.06E	91.07A	91.08B	91.70A
     91.70B	91.71	91.73A	91.73B	91.77B	91.77C
     91.78A	91.78B	92.70	92.71	92.72	92.74
     92.75	92.76	92.78C	93.91A	93.91B	94.04
     95.02A	95.03	95.81A	95.93	95.96A

     97.81	97.96	98.03A	98.04A	98.12A	98.12B
     98.12C	98.12E	98.12G	98.12H	98.12J	98.12K
     98.12M	98.12N	98.12Q	98.12R	98.22A	98.49A
     98.6 A	98.6 C	98.81A	98.93A	98.93B	98.96A
     98.96B	98.96C	98.96D	98.98B

• 14.2 MINOR TRAY SERVICE

  A minor tray service benefit may be claimed for the following procedures only when they are performed in a location other than a nursing home, general or auxiliary hospital, AACC, UCC or a facility which has a contract with a regional health authority to provide any of these insured services.

  07.53C	07.56A	07.57B	10.16A	11.23A	12.01
  12.21	13.53B	13.59E	13.59F	13.59H	13.59J
  13.59K	13.59L	13.59N	13.99BB 16.89B	16.89C
  16.89D	17.71A	17.71B	18.29E	18.29EA 19.81

  21.31A	21.41	21.32D	21.69C	23.99D	24.91
  30.19A	32.96A	32.96B	33.01A	33.03A	33.21A
  33.22A	33.61A	35.0 A	37.81	37.91A	38.0 A
  39.91B

  43.0 B

  50.98A

  51.92A

  53.81B

  61.01A	67.93	70.5 B	71.95	73.91	78.7 A
  79.22

  80.83B	81.8	93.91A	93.91B	94.01B	94.04
  95.03	95.93	95.94A	95.94B	95.96A	97.81
  97.89A	98.01A	98.03A	98.03B	98.03C	98.03E
  98.04B	98.04C	98.12K	98.12S

• 14.3 MULTIPLE TRAY SERVICE

  If multiple procedures listed under GRs 14.1 and 14.2 are performed during the same encounter in a location other than a nursing home, general or auxiliary hospital, AACC, UCC or a facility which has a contract with a regional health authority to provide any of these insured services, the following applies:

• 14.3.1

  For the same anatomical area (example - 3 moles removed from the face), only one tray may be claimed except when the condition relates to suspected cancer or infection, in which case, if required, additional tray(s) may be claimed at 50%.

• 14.3.2

  For different anatomical areas, the tray for the initial procedure may be claimed at 100% and if required, the tray for each additional procedure may be claimed at 50%.

• 14.3.3

  Benefits for additional trays may not exceed the benefit listed for one major tray.