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Z617A — Urethroscopy - Diagnostic

Diagnostic urethroscopy

Bill for diagnostic urethroscopy, looking inside the urethra with a scope.

Watch for: Urethroscopy at cystoscopy falls under Z606, and Z617 isn't payable with Z638 or Z612.

Code

Z617A

Description

Urethroscopy - Diagnostic

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

Diagnostic urethroscopy: looking inside the urethra with a scope.

What it covers

Z617 is diagnostic urethroscopy (T10). Urethroscopy with biopsy is Z618, and urethral biopsy without endoscopy is Z616 (T10).

Billing rules

• Diagnostic cystoscopy Z606 is described as 'with or without urethroscopy', so a urethroscopy done at cystoscopy falls under Z606 (T7).
• Not payable with Z638 (endoscopic treatment of reflux) (T3) or with Z612 (endoscopic urethral realignment) (T11).
• With biopsy, bill Z618 instead (T10).
• A Z-code is an independent operative procedure: if your major pre-operative visit was in the past 12 months, only a minor assessment (family physicians) or partial assessment (specialists) is payable before it that day; if the major pre-op visit is the same day, no other assessment before it is payable (SP4 §13).

Common rejections

• ADH: OHIP describes this as 'Cannot be billed together': Z617 was billed with Z638 or Z612, which exclude it (T3, T11).

Related codes: Z618, Z606, Z616, Z638, Z612

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Urogenital and Urinary Surgical Procedures, Urethra, page T10.

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