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VS — Service date was a weekend or holiday

Weekend or holiday date

OHIP recognized the service date as a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, usually where a weekend or holiday premium depends on it.

What to do: Nothing to do if the amount paid, including any weekend or holiday premium, matches what you expected.

Code
VS
Description
Service date was a weekend or holiday

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Code VS notes that the service date was a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday. Usually informational; check any weekend premium paid.

What it means

Code VS tells you OHIP recognized the service date as a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday. It usually appears where a payment depends on the day, such as weekend and holiday premiums. Its opposite, V4, says the date was not a weekend or holiday.

The Schedule lists the holidays and how they move when they fall on a weekend (GP3). Only codes listed as holiday premiums or services pay holiday rates.

How to fix it

  1. Check that the amount paid matches what you expected.
  2. If it does, there is nothing to do.
  3. If you believe the payment is wrong, send a Remittance Advice Inquiry (RAI) through eSubmit, or on form 0918-84, within 7 months of the RA date, with supporting details.

Don't resubmit if

  • You disagree with how a claim already on the RA was paid. 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

Related codes: V4

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