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Billing code

E748A

Umbilical hernia with panniculectomy

Add to S318 panniculectomy when an umbilical hernia is repaired at the same surgery.

Watch for: Only with S318, which itself needs prior Ministry authorization and must meet Appendix D criteria.

Code

E748A

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Add-on for repairing an umbilical hernia during a panniculectomy (S318).

What it covers

E748 is panniculectomy with repair of an umbilical hernia, added to S318 (S36).

Billing rules

• Only with S318 (S36).
• S318 itself needs prior Ministry authorization and must meet the Appendix D criteria (S36).
• An umbilical hernia repaired with other abdominal surgery is E764; as the main operation it is S332 or S333 (S37).
• E748 is on the list of procedures that take the E676 morbid obesity premium (SP6).
• Marked #: premises, equipment, supplies and staff for the procedure are not included in the fee (SP1).

Often billed with

• S318 panniculectomy (S36).

Common rejections

• ADF: OHIP describes this as 'Corresponding procedure invalid, omitted or paid at zero': E748 was billed without a payable S318 for the same patient and day.

Related codes: S318, E809, E764, S332

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Abdomen, Peritoneum and Omentum, page S36.

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