What are the billing rules for G061A?

Payable only for acute pain (sudden onset, expected to resolve within 6 weeks), including peri- or post-operative pain, and only when the block lasts more than 4 hours (J70). Not payable when you give the block with your own procedure; a post-operative pain block you give with your own procedure is G224 instead (J70). Maximum 4 per patient per physician per day. Additional blocks of nerves in the same distribution aren't payable (J72).

What is G061A often billed with?

G279 percutaneous nerve block catheter insertion (J72). E412/E413 or E409/E410 when non-elective and done after hours (GP104).

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G061A — Peripheral Nerve Block, Minor

Q: What is OHIP billing code G061A?

Minor peripheral nerve block for acute pain lasting more than 4 hours, such as an intercostal, TAP or lateral femoral cutaneous block.

Minor nerve block

Bill G061 for a minor peripheral nerve block, such as intercostal, TAP or lateral femoral cutaneous, for acute pain lasting over 4 hours.

Watch for: Not payable for a block given with your own procedure; a post-operative pain block with your own procedure is G224.

Provider	Specialist	Assistant	Anaesthetist	Non-anaesthetist
$30.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Code: G061A
Description: Peripheral Nerve Block, Minor
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

Minor peripheral nerve block for acute pain lasting more than 4 hours, such as an intercostal, TAP or lateral femoral cutaneous block.

What it covers

G061 is a minor peripheral nerve block for acute pain management (J72). It must be one of: ilioinguinal and/or iliohypogastric, genitofemoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, saphenous, occipital, supraorbital, infraorbital or glossopharyngeal nerve; an intercostal block; a superficial cervical plexus block; a TAP block; or an additional paravertebral injection (J72).

Major peripheral nerve blocks are G060, and major plexus blocks are G260 (J71).

Billing rules

Payable only for acute pain (sudden onset, expected to resolve within 6 weeks), including peri- or post-operative pain, and only when the block lasts more than 4 hours (J70).
Not payable when you give the block with your own procedure; a post-operative pain block you give with your own procedure is G224 instead (J70).
Maximum 4 per patient per physician per day. Additional blocks of nerves in the same distribution aren't payable (J72).
An anaesthetist supporting another physician's surgery can bill it in addition to the C-suffix anaesthesia service when it is for post-operative analgesia lasting more than 4 hours (J70).
Overall maximum of 8 nerve blocks per patient per day (a bilateral block counts as two). Bilateral procedures pay once per region per side (J70).
Image guidance fees (nerve stimulation, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) aren't payable in addition (J70).
Listed as a major invasive procedure for after-hours premiums: when non-elective (or delayed by an emergency) and started in the evening, on a weekend or holiday, or at night, add E412 (+20%) or E413 (+40%) as an Emergency Department Physician billing H codes, or E409 (+50%) or E410 (+75%) otherwise (GP103, GP104).

Often billed with

G279 percutaneous nerve block catheter insertion (J72).
E412/E413 or E409/E410 when non-elective and done after hours (GP104).

Related codes: G060, G260, G224, G279, G231, G220

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain Management, page J72; preamble J70.

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