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Billing code

G292A — - Each Additional Unilateral Block Following G291 Per Spinal Level Per Day When G291 Is Payable In Full (maximum 3 Per Day)

Occipital block, extra after G291

Bill G292 for each extra one-sided occipital nerve block per spinal level, the same day as a payable G291.

Watch for: Paid nothing without a payable G291 or G264 that day, or when G265 is payable; maximum 3 per day.

Code

G292A

Description

- Each Additional Unilateral Block Following G291 Per Spinal Level Per Day When G291 Is Payable In Full (maximum 3 Per Day)

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

Each extra unilateral occipital nerve block per spinal level, the same day as a fully paid G291.

What it covers

G292 is each additional unilateral occipital nerve block, per spinal level per day, following G291 when G291 is payable in full (J80).

Billing rules

• Maximum 3 per day (J80).
• Paid at nil unless G264 or G291 is payable for the same patient the same day (J80).
• When G265 is payable the same day, G292 is paid at nil (J80).
• Overall maximum of 8 nerve blocks per patient per day for any combination; the ninth and later are not payable. Bilateral blocks count as two (J79).

Often billed with

• G291 first occipital nerve block beyond 16 per year (J80).

Common rejections

• AD9: OHIP describes this as 'Premium not allowed alone': this add-on must be on the same claim as a payable G291.

Related codes: G291, G264, G265

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks - Peripheral/Other Injections, page J80. Section rules J79.

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