What are the billing rules for C607A?

Maximum 3 per patient per week from weeks 6 to 13; visits over the limit are not payable (A80, GP43). After 5 weeks in hospital, an assessment needed for an acute intercurrent illness beyond the weekly limit is billed as C121, which has no weekly or monthly limit (A80, 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).

What is C607A 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).

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C607A — Cardiology in-patient subsequent visit – weeks 6 to 13

Q: What is OHIP billing code C607A?

Routine follow-up visit by a cardiologist to a hospital in-patient from the 6th to the 13th week after admission, up to 3 per week.

Cardiology hospital visit, weeks 6–13

Bill for a cardiologist's routine hospital visit from the 6th to the 13th week after admission.

Watch for: Maximum 3 per patient per week; bill an extra visit for an acute intercurrent illness as C121 instead.

Provider	Specialist	Assistant	Anaesthetist	Non-anaesthetist
$0.00	$40.05	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Code: C607A
Description: Cardiology in-patient subsequent visit – weeks 6 to 13
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 from the 6th to the 13th week after admission, up to 3 per week.

What it covers

C607 is a cardiology subsequent visit to a hospital in-patient from the sixth to the thirteenth week of the stay, inclusive, 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

Maximum 3 per patient per week from weeks 6 to 13; visits over the limit are not payable (A80, GP43).
After 5 weeks in hospital, an assessment needed for an acute intercurrent illness beyond the weekly limit is billed as C121, which has no weekly or monthly limit (A80, 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).
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: C602, C609, C121, C124, C608, E083

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

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