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H317A — Rehabilitation unit team management – weeks 13 to 26

Rehab unit care, weeks 13–26

Bill H317 per visit for a physiatrist's in-patient rehabilitation unit management in weeks 13 to 26 of rehab care.

Watch for: Maximum 3 per patient per week, including any rehab visits billed with C-codes in an active treatment hospital.

Code

H317A

Description

Rehabilitation unit team management – weeks 13 to 26

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

Physiatrist's per-visit fee for in-patient rehab unit management, 13th to 26th week of rehab care. Maximum 3 per patient per week.

What it covers

Team management in a Rehabilitation Unit is active in-patient rehabilitation management from the start of rehabilitation care, rendered by one physiatrist (A180).

H317 covers the thirteenth to twenty-sixth week, per visit (A180).

Billing rules

• Maximum 3 per patient per week (A180).
• If the same physiatrist gives part of the care in an active treatment hospital (C312, C317, C319) and part in the rehabilitation unit, the weekly and monthly limits apply to the total rehabilitation care; you cannot use up the C-code maximums and then start again under H312, H317 and H319 (A180).
• Count weeks from the start of rehabilitation care (A180).

Often billed with

• H313 rehabilitation counselling (A180).

Common rejections

• AM1: OHIP describes AM1 as 'Service Limit Exceeded': more than 3 H317 visits for this patient in a week (A180).

Related codes: H312, H319, C317, C312, H313

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (31), page A180.

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