How do I fix OHIP error code V68?

Check whether the patient was admitted on the service date. If yes, set the SLI to HIP and keep the master number and admission date. If no, remove the admission date and keep the SLI that matches where the service was done. Resubmit the corrected claim. Resubmit within three months of the service date if you can. If that window has passed but the claim was first submitted on time, use the Ministry's stale-dated resubmission process: one stale-dated claim file through MCEDT, then an email to ClaimsManagement@ontario.ca with the Error Reports showing the original submission date.

When shouldn't I resubmit a V68 claim?

Nothing on the claim has changed. The same SLI and admission date will reject again.

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Error code

V68 — Incorrect service location indicator

Q: What does OHIP error code V68 mean?

V68 means a diagnostic claim had a master number and admission date but its SLI was not HIP. Fix the SLI, or remove the admission date, and resubmit.

Admission date without HIP

The diagnostic claim had a hospital master number and an admission date, but its service location code wasn't HIP, so they contradict.

What to do: If the patient was admitted on the service date, set the location code to HIP; if not, remove the admission date.

Code: V68
Description: Incorrect service location indicator

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

V68 means a diagnostic claim had a master number and admission date but its SLI was not HIP. Fix the SLI, or remove the admission date, and resubmit.

What it means

V68 means a diagnostic service was billed with both a hospital master number and an admission date, but the service location indicator (SLI) was not HIP. The Ministry treats an admission date as a sign the patient was admitted, so the SLI and the admission date contradict each other.

The service location indicator (SLI) is a three-letter code on the claim that tells OHIP where the service was provided. For hospital diagnostic service billings, the Ministry recognizes five hospital SLI codes: HDS, HED, HIP, HOP and HRP. Each of these also needs the hospital's master number on the claim.

Common causes

The patient was an in-patient but the SLI was left at an out-patient, emergency or other code
An admission date was carried into a claim for a patient who was not admitted on the service date

How to fix it

Check whether the patient was admitted on the service date.
If yes, set the SLI to HIP and keep the master number and admission date.
If no, remove the admission date and keep the SLI that matches where the service was done.
Resubmit the corrected claim. Resubmit within three months of the service date if you can. If that window has passed but the claim was first submitted on time, use the Ministry's stale-dated resubmission process: one stale-dated claim file through MCEDT, then an email to [email protected] with the Error Reports showing the original submission date.

Don't resubmit if

Nothing on the claim has changed. The same SLI and admission date will reject again.

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

Related codes: V62, V65, V66, V67, V64

Sources

Error Report Rejection Conditions/Error Codes (Ministry of Health)