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J102C — Echogr.-ophthalmic-quant.,a-mode

Eye ultrasound, A-mode

Bill J102 for a quantitative A-mode ultrasound of the eye, not a vascular study.

Watch for: Outside a hospital only the professional component (suffix C) is billable; the technical component is hospital-only and not for in-patients.

Code

J102C

Description

Echogr.-ophthalmic-quant.,a-mode

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

Quantitative A-mode ophthalmic ultrasound (echography of the eye, not a vascular study).

What it covers

J102 is quantitative A-mode ophthalmic echography, excluding vascular studies (G3). A-mode is a one-dimensional ultrasonic measurement (G2).

Like all diagnostic ultrasound, it has a professional component (P, suffix C) and a technical component (H, suffix B), with a permanent record and interpretive report (G1, G2).

Billing rules

• Outside a hospital, only the professional component (suffix C) is billable under the Health Insurance Act (G2).
• The technical component is payable only in a hospital or an approved hospital off-site premise, and not for in-patients (G1, GP11).
• The physician who claims the professional component must personally interpret the results (G1).
• Benefits are for unilateral exams unless stated otherwise (G2).

Related codes: J103, J107, J108, J105

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic Ultrasound, Head and Neck, page G3.

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