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C602A — Cardiology in-patient subsequent visit – first five weeks

Cardiology hospital visit, weeks 1–5

Bill for a cardiologist's routine hospital visit after the admission assessment, during the first five weeks after admission.

Watch for: One per patient per day; as the most responsible physician, bill C122, C123 and the discharge codes on those days instead.

Code

C602A

Description

Cardiology in-patient subsequent visit – first five weeks

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

Routine follow-up visit by a cardiologist to a hospital in-patient during the first five weeks after admission.

What it covers

C602 is a cardiology subsequent visit to a hospital in-patient in the first five weeks after admission, paid per visit (A80).

A subsequent visit is any routine assessment in hospital after the admission assessment. When several physicians in different disciplines are needed, each physician's visit is a subsequent visit (GP43).

Billing rules

• Limited to one per patient per day for the first 5 weeks after admission; visits over the limit are not payable (GP43).
• If the patient was referred to you by another physician in hospital, count weeks from the date you first assessed the patient; if care was transferred to you, count from the actual admission date (GP43).
• If you are already in the hospital and see another physician's patient on an emergency basis, bill the A-prefix General Listings instead (GP43).
• As MRP, the day after and second day after the admission assessment are billed as C122/C123, and the day of discharge as C124/C126 (A80, GP44, GP45).
• Not on the Appendix J virtual care list, so not payable by video or phone (AJ1–AJ3).

Often billed with

• E083 MRP subsequent visit premium (+30%), or E084 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (+45%; cardiology is an eligible specialty); only one per patient per day and only when you are the MRP (GP47).
• C101 ICU/CCU premium for each patient seen on a visit to the ICU or CCU, unless a critical care, ventilatory or comprehensive care team fee is claimed (GP103).

Related codes: C607, C609, C121, C122, C123, C124, C608, E083

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Cardiology (60), page A80; rules GP43–GP47.

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