Billing code
W960A — Weekdays Daytime (07:00 - 17:00)
LTC weekday travel premium
Bill for travel to a long-term care institution on a non-elective special visit, weekdays 07:00 to 17:00.
Watch for: One per trip, maximum 2 per time period; not for rounds, elective visits or moves within the same facility.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- W960A
- Description
- Weekdays Daytime (07:00 - 17:00)
- 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
Travel premium for a non-elective special visit to a long-term care institution on a weekday between 07:00 and 17:00.
What it covers
W960 is the Table IV long-term care travel premium for weekday daytime (07:00–17:00), maximum 2 per time period (GP73).
A special visit is initiated by the patient or someone on their behalf for a non-elective service (GP65). The travel premium pays for travel from one location to another (GP66).
Billing rules
- Maximum 2 per time period (GP73).
- One travel premium per trip, however many patients you see (GP66).
- Not payable for travel within the same long-term care facility, hospital complex or campus (GP66).
- Not payable for patients seen on rounds or for elective services in long-term care, even when it is the patient's home (GP65, GP66).
- Bill the A-prefix assessment from the General Listings with the premium (GP69).
- Record the time of the visit in the medical record (GP69).
- If the visit required sacrifice of office hours, the travel premium is W961 instead (GP73).
Often billed with
- W990 first person seen premium, payable on weekday daytime only when a travel premium is payable (GP66, GP73).
- W991 additional person seen during the same visit (GP73).
Related codes: W990, W991, W961, W962, W963, W964
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), General Preamble, Special Visit Premiums, Table IV Long-Term Care Institution, page GP73.
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