Billing code
B987A — Geriatric home visit – first person seen – night
Geriatric night home visit premium
Bill B987 for the first patient a geriatrician sees on a special home visit started between 00:00 and 07:00.
Watch for: Only payable to a Geriatrics specialist or a physician with the Care of the Elderly exemption; bill with an A-prefix assessment.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $113.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- B987A
- Description
- Geriatric home visit – first person seen – night
- 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
Premium for the first patient a geriatrician sees on a special home visit started at night (00:00–07:00).
What it covers
B987 is the night (00:00–07:00) first person seen premium in Special Visit Premium Table X, Geriatric Home Visit, with no maximum per time period. Other times use B988 (GP77).
A special visit is a visit the patient (or someone for them) asks for to get a non-elective service; in the patient's home it can be elective or non-elective (GP65). 'Home' means the patient's residence, including an apartment, retirement home, hotel, residence, shelter, correctional facility or group home, but not a hospital or long-term care home (GP4).
Billing rules
- Only payable to a specialist in Geriatrics (07) or a physician with a Ministry exemption to access bonus impact in Care of the Elderly (GP67).
- Paid for the first person seen at the destination when the service starts during the night period (GP66, GP77).
- Bill it with the A-prefix assessment from the General Listings for the visit (GP69).
- Record the time of the visit in the medical record (GP69).
- Not payable during routine office hours or for walk-in patients, with H-prefix ED codes, or for a place scheduled to be open for patients (GP65).
Often billed with
- B986 travel premium (GP77).
Common rejections
- AD9: OHIP describes this as 'Premium not allowed alone': a special visit premium must be billed with an A-prefix assessment from the General Listings on the same claim (GP65, GP69).
Related codes: B986, B988, B996, B964, A075
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), General Preamble, Special Visit Premiums, page GP77. Rules GP65–GP69.
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