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G096A — Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Chronic, Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration

Chronic SCUF

Bill G096 for chronic slow continuous ultrafiltration, after the initial and acute services billed as G090.

Watch for: The first 3 initial and acute services are G090, not G096.

Code

G096A

Description

Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration - Chronic, Slow Continuous Ultrafiltration

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

Chronic slow continuous ultrafiltration: the ongoing treatment code that follows the initial and acute services billed as G090.

What it covers

G096 is chronic, slow continuous ultrafiltration. The initial and acute treatment (first 3 services) is G090 (J37).

Billing rules

• Team benefits include the listed items but not the preliminary investigation of the case (J37).
• The initial and acute treatments are G090, for the first 3 services (J37).
• Marked #: the fee doesn't include premises, equipment, supplies or staff, which are funded by the hospital or ICHSC (J1, GP13).

Related codes: G090, G094, G082, G083, G085

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Dialysis (Slow continuous ultrafiltration), page J37.

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