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J105C — Ultrasound – face and/or neck (excluding vascular study)

Face or neck ultrasound

Bill J105 for an ultrasound of the face and/or neck, not a vascular study.

Watch for: Not payable when done to image the sinuses; outside a hospital only the professional component (suffix C) is billable.

Code

J105C

Description

Ultrasound – face and/or neck (excluding vascular study)

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

Ultrasound of the face and/or neck, excluding vascular study; technical and professional components.

What it covers

J105 is a diagnostic ultrasound of the face and/or neck, excluding vascular study (G3).

Every ultrasound includes a permanent record and an interpretive report (G2).

Billing rules

• Not payable when done to image the sinus(es) (G3).
• Bill the technical component (H) with suffix B and the professional component (P) with suffix C (G2).
• The technical component is payable only in a hospital or a hospital's approved off-site premises. Outside hospital, only the professional component is billable under the Health Insurance Act (G1, G2).
• The interpreting physician must personally interpret the study (G1).
• Fees are unilateral unless stated. If only one area is requested, comparison scans started by the reader or facility are not payable (G2).
• The technical component is not payable for a hospital in-patient, or for a patient admitted to the same hospital within 24 hours for the same condition (GP11).

Related codes: J122, J103, J102, J107

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

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