Billing code
B960A — Weekday daytime or elective home travel premium
Weekday or elective home travel
Bill B960 for travel to a non-elective home visit on weekdays 07:00 to 17:00, or to an elective home visit anytime.
Watch for: Maximum 2 per physician per day; not payable with A001 or A007 done in the home, since travel is included.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- B960A
- Description
- Weekday daytime or elective home travel premium
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Home special visit travel premium for a weekday daytime non-elective call, and the travel premium for elective home visits. Max 2 per day.
What it covers
B960 is the travel premium in Special Visit Premium Table VI, Patient's Home (other than long-term care), for non-elective visits on weekdays 07:00 to 17:00 (GP75).
It is also the travel premium for elective home visits at any time of day or week, with B990 as the elective first person seen premium (GP65, GP75).
Billing rules
- Maximum 2 per physician per day, for any combination of non-elective and elective visits (GP75).
- One travel premium per trip, however many patients are seen (GP66).
- On weekday daytimes, the first person seen premium B990 is only payable when a travel premium is payable (GP66).
- Not payable with A001 or A007 done in the home, because travel is part of those services (GP75, A4).
- A003 general assessment isn't payable in the home (A4); bill an eligible A-prefix assessment such as A900 (GP69, A6).
- Home includes a multiple resident dwelling such as an apartment, retirement home or group home, but not a hospital or long-term care institution (GP4).
- The time of the visit must be in the medical record (GP69).
Often billed with
- B990 first person seen premium (GP75).
- A900 complex house call assessment for a frail elderly or housebound patient, payable for the first person seen at a location only (A6).
Related codes: B990, B961, B962, B963, B964, A900, B966
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), General Preamble, Special Visit Premiums, pages GP65 to GP69 and Table VI on GP75
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