Billing code
C982A — Hospital palliative care visit (specialist listing)
Specialist palliative care hospital visit
Bill when the most responsible physician, in a specialty that lists it, visits a hospital patient to give palliative care.
Watch for: Must be the most responsible physician, billing from your own specialty's listing.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $40.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- C982A
- Description
- Hospital palliative care visit (specialist listing)
- 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
Hospital visit by the most responsible physician to give palliative care, as listed for specialties such as anaesthesia and cardiology.
What it covers
A palliative care assessment is any routine assessment by the MRP to provide palliative care (GP50). C982 is the palliative care visit listed in several specialist sections, including Anaesthesia (A78) and Cardiology (A80).
Palliative care visits to patients in designated palliative care beds, in any type of facility, are billed as C882 or C982, as applicable (GP50).
Billing rules
- Rendered by the MRP (GP50).
- Specialists bill from their own specialty's Consultations and Visits listing (GP9).
- Add E083, or E084 on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday (E084 only for the specialties listed on GP47), when you are the MRP; not for designated palliative care beds in LTC (GP47).
- Qualifies for the automatic hospitalist premium for eligible FPs and internists (GP103).
Often billed with
- E083 or E084 MRP premium (GP47).
Related codes: C882, W972, W982, E083, E084, K023
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Anaesthesia (01), page A78; rules GP50.
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