< Error codes

Error code

VS5 — Invalid In-Patient/Out-Patient Indicator

Invalid SEAMO patient indicator

The in-patient/out-patient indicator on this Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO) claim isn't valid.

What to do: Check the indicator against the values set up for your SEAMO billing, correct it and resubmit.

Code
VS5
Description
Invalid In-Patient/Out-Patient Indicator

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

VS5 means the in-patient/out-patient indicator on a SEAMO claim isn't valid. Correct it with the value your SEAMO setup expects and resubmit.

What it means

VS5 is one of a group of error codes (VS1 to VS6) for SEAMO claims. The Ministry lists it only as "Invalid In-Patient/Out-Patient Indicator".

SEAMO is the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization, one of the alternate funding arrangements named in the Schedule's Appendix Q. Its claims carry extra fields that ordinary fee-for-service claims don't.

How to fix it

  1. Check the in-patient/out-patient indicator on the claim against the values set up for your SEAMO billing.
  2. Correct it and resubmit.
  3. If you are not sure which value is valid, ask the people who manage SEAMO billing for your department.

Don't resubmit if

  • The in-patient/out-patient indicator has not been changed.

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: VS1, VS2, VS3, VS4, VS6

Sources