Error code
SF — MRP visit not allowed during post-op period - surgical fee adjusted
Post-op visit deducted
A most responsible physician visit was paid during the post-operative period, so OHIP took it back from the surgical fee.
What to do: Check the most responsible physician visits around the surgery date; if routine post-operative care, the adjustment is correct.
- Code
- SF
- Description
- MRP visit not allowed during post-op period - surgical fee adjusted
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
SF means an MRP visit isn't allowed during the post-operative period, so the surgical fee was adjusted. Post-op care is part of the surgery.
What it means
Code SF means OHIP adjusted the surgical fee because a Most Responsible Physician (MRP) visit was paid during the post-operative period, when it is not allowed.
The surgical fee includes follow-up care until the first post-operative visit (SP1). OHIP took the visit payment back from the surgical fee.
Common causes
- The surgeon billed MRP visits for their own surgical patient in the post-operative period
How to fix it
- Check the MRP visits billed for this patient around the date of surgery.
- If they were for routine post-operative care, the adjustment is correct.
- If the visits were for an unrelated condition or a complication that needed separate care, send a Remittance Advice Inquiry (RAI) through eSubmit, or on form 0918-84, within 7 months of the RA date.
Don't resubmit if
- The claim is already on your Remittance Advice. Use an RAI, not a new claim.
How APEX handles it
APEX reads your error reports and remittance advice from MCEDT and lists claims rejected with this code in its Correction Centre for you to correct and resubmit. See how APEX works · Pricing