Billing code
G090A — Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Venovenous Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Initial And Acute (for The First 3 Services)
SCUF, initial and acute
Bill G090 for initial and acute venovenous slow continuous ultrafiltration, for the first 3 services.
Watch for: After the first 3 services, chronic slow continuous ultrafiltration is billed as G096.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $331.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G090A
- Description
- Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Venovenous Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Initial And Acute (for The First 3 Services)
- 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
Venovenous slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF), initial and acute treatment, for the first 3 services. Chronic treatment is G096.
What it covers
G090 is venovenous slow continuous ultrafiltration, initial and acute, listed for the first 3 services. Chronic slow continuous ultrafiltration is G096 (J37).
Billing rules
- Listed for the first 3 services; chronic slow continuous ultrafiltration is billed as G096 (J37).
- Team benefits include the listed items but not the preliminary investigation of the case (J37).
- Acute dialysis treatments are not included in the chronic dialysis weekly team fee (J39).
- When non-elective (or delayed into the period by an emergency), add E409 (+50% evenings, weekends, holidays) or E410 (+75% nights); ED physicians on H-code shifts use E412/E413 (GP103–GP104).
- Marked #: the fee doesn't include premises, equipment, supplies or staff, which are funded by the hospital or ICHSC (J1, GP13).
Often billed with
- E409 or E410 after-hours premium when non-elective (GP103–GP104).
Related codes: G096, G082, G083, G085, G324
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Dialysis (Slow continuous ultrafiltration), page J37.
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