Billing code
G480A — Venipuncture - Infant - < 2 years
Blood draw, infant
Bill G480 for venipuncture in an infant aged 29 days up to 2 years; add G700 when it is the only reason for the visit.
Watch for: Match the age code: G482 for children and G489 for adolescents or adults; G700 isn't paid in hospital.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G480A
- Description
- Venipuncture - Infant - < 2 years
- 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
Venipuncture (drawing blood from a vein) in an infant, from 29 days up to 2 years of age.
What it covers
G480 is venipuncture in an infant (J7). In the Schedule an infant is a person from 29 days up to, and less than, 2 years of age (GP2).
G482 is used for a child and G489 for an adolescent or adult (J7).
Billing rules
- Marked (+): add G700 when the procedure is the sole reason for the visit, once per visit however many procedures are done. G700 is not paid in hospital (J3).
- Payable in addition to a consultation or assessment (J3).
- May be delegated to trained staff in your office, even when you are not on site, for your own patient; chart the date, who did it and a brief note. Not payable if that person is employed by a hospital, public health unit, LTC home or Family Health Team (GP62, GP63).
- One of the services payable on the same day as a counselling visit (GP58).
Often billed with
- G700 when venipuncture is the only reason for the visit (J3).
Related codes: G482, G489, G483, G700, G309, G282
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Cardiovascular (Venipuncture), page J7.
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