Uninsured Service Fee Calculator
Reference fees recommended by Doctors of BC for medical services not covered by MSP. Search by service name, billing code, or common terms like “sick note” or “DMER”. More provinces coming soon.
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General Insurance / Industrial Examination
Includes MOT, marine personnel, pilots, air traffic controllers, CPP examinations, pre-placement and periodic examinations.
Limited Examination for Special Policies
Limited examinations for special insurance policies.
Industrial Pre-placement / Periodic Examination (No Full Exam Required)
Pre-placement and periodic examination not requiring a complete examination.
Driver's Licence Examination – Full
Examinations (other than the eyes) to obtain a driver's licence – full exam.
Driver's Licence Examination – Partial
Examinations (other than the eyes) to obtain a driver's licence – partial exam.
OSMV Driver's Medical Examination and Report (DMER) – Stand-alone
OSMV Driver's Medical Examination and Report – stand-alone.
OSMV Diabetic Driver Examination and Report (DDR) – Stand-alone
OSMV Diabetic Driver Examination and Report – standalone.
OSMV DMER and DDR at Same Visit (Extra to 96220)
Extra fee when DMER and DDR are completed at the same visit. Billed in addition to 96220.
Group Examination of Apparently Healthy Persons
Includes school examinations. Billed per hour.
Part-time Professional Employment – Half Day Session (1st–5th sessions per week)
Where fee-for-service is not applicable. Per half-day session (3.5 hours), for 5 or fewer sessions per week.
Part-time Professional Employment – 6th or Additional Half Day Session (Same Week)
6th or additional half-day session in the same week where fee-for-service is not applicable.
Consultative or Advisory Committee Work – Per Half Day
Per half day (3.5 hours).
Consultative or Advisory Committee Work – Per Day
Full day rate for consultative or advisory committee work.
Completion of Drug Benefit Form for Third Party Insurer
Fee for completing a drug benefit form required by a third party insurer.
Transfer of Patient Records – Basic Fee
Recommended for simple transfer of records from one physician to another. Photocopying and courier costs may be extra. Original records must be retained by the transferring physician.
Biofeedback (Non-neurological / Non-muscular) – Per Half Hour
Biofeedback rendered by a physician for purposes other than neurological and/or muscular retraining.
Hypnosis – Per Half Hour
For services not insured by MSP, e.g.: smoking withdrawal, weight loss, or other lifestyle services.
Preventative Medicine Counselling – Per Half Hour
All forms, including: health maintenance assessment, smoking withdrawal, weight/diet control, exercise planning, stress management, sleep coaching, social support systems, and other lifestyle counselling.
Occupational Fitness Assessment (OFA) Form Completion
Extra to examination. Fee is for completing the OFA form.
Public Trustee's Form – Opinion of Incapacity
Completion of Public Trustee's form for opinion of incapacity. Extra to examination.
Written Certificate / Sick Note / Time Loss Benefit Form
Includes time loss benefit forms, medical certification of death, employer absence letters, etc. Extra to examination fee.
Medical Advice by Letter
Written medical advice provided in letter form.
Initial Screening Examination for Chronic or Rehabilitation Care
Initial screening examination to determine eligibility or appropriateness for chronic or rehabilitation care programs.
Physical Fitness Examination (School / Summer Camp) with Certificate
Physical fitness examination for school, summer camp, etc., including certificate.
Insurance Company Form – Short Report (Including Record Review)
Insurance company form including review of records – short report.
Insurance Company Form – Extensive Report (Including Record Review)
Insurance company form including review of records – extensive report.
Canadian Blood Services Plasmapheresis Donor Form
Examination and completion of Canadian Blood Services form for report on Plasmapheresis Donors.
Ordinary Medical-Legal Form / Condition Report Letter
For filling out an ordinary printed form reporting on a patient's condition or submitting like information in letter form. Should not be used for time loss benefit or insurance forms covered by A00059, A00060, and A00069.
Medico-Legal Letter or Form
A short factual written communication given to any lay person (e.g.: lawyer, insurance representative) in relation to a patient for some purpose primarily unconnected with treatment.
Simple Medical-Legal Report
Recites symptoms, history, and records; gives diagnosis, treatment, results, and present condition. A factual summary of all information available on the case.
Medical-Legal Opinion Report
Includes factual report content plus extensive expert opinion, long-term consequences, prognosis, and complications. Must meet specific criteria to qualify for court admission as an expert report.
Testimony – Per Day
Court testimony, per day.
Testimony – Per Half Day or Less
Court testimony, per half-day or less.
Preparation for Testimony – Per Hour
Preparation to give testimony. Does not include charges for extra record keeping necessary to provide expert testimony.
Failure of Notification of Hearing / Trial Adjournment / Out-of-Court Settlement
Applies where patient or legal counsel fails to give 5 working days' notice of cancellation of court, discovery, deposition, or other legal appearance or meeting.
Review of Paper or EMR Records – Per 15 Minutes
For medical/legal purposes or transfer of patient records. Fee may be adjusted at physician's discretion based on time and extent of involvement. Photocopying extra. Additional $1.45/page may be charged for large/complex charts.
Photocopying – Per Page (First 10 Pages)
Paper copies only. First 10 pages at $2.20/page; subsequent pages at $0.30/page. Extra to A00093 and/or A00095. Does not include chart review.
Crown Counsel Expert Witness – General Practitioner – Preparation & Court Time
Scale 'B' fee for general practitioners providing expert evidence in criminal or BC government ministry/board/agency matters.
Crown Counsel Expert Witness – Specialist – Preparation & Court Time
Scale 'B' fee for specialists (RCPSC certificants/fellows) providing expert evidence in criminal or BC government ministry/board/agency matters.
Crown Counsel Expert Witness – General Practitioner – Travel Time
Travel time for GPs providing expert witness services in Crown Counsel criminal/government matters.
Crown Counsel Expert Witness – Specialist – Travel Time
Travel time for specialists providing expert witness services in Crown Counsel criminal/government matters.
Automobile Expenses – Per Kilometre
For travel to give evidence in court, other than Crown Counsel cases.
Correctional Centre Visit – Daytime – One Patient (with Certification)
Visit to examine one patient at a correctional centre during daytime hours, including certification.
Correctional Centre Visit – Subsequent Visit – Same Patient (with Certification)
Subsequent correctional centre visit to examine the same patient again, including certification.
Correctional Centre Visit – Additional Patients at Same Visit (with Certification)
Each additional patient examined at the same correctional centre visit, including certification.
Correctional Centre Visit – Night / Weekend / Holiday – One Patient (with Certification)
Night (1700–0830 hrs), Saturday, Sunday, or Statutory Holiday visit at a correctional centre, including certification.
Examination of Correctional Patients in Doctor's Office (with Certification)
Examination of correctional patients in the doctor's office including certification – each patient.
Blood / Alcohol Sample – Taking Sample
Service charges and surcharges extra.
Blood / Alcohol Sampling – Standby Time – Per Half Hour
Additional charge for standby time when waiting to take a blood/alcohol sample. Service charges and surcharges extra.
Contact Lens Fitting – Hard Lenses
Individually charged (I.C.). Professional fees should be refundable if fitting is unsuccessful. Patients must be informed of separate professional and technical costs prior to fitting.
Contact Lens Fitting – Soft Lenses
Individually charged (I.C.). Professional fees should be refundable if fitting is unsuccessful.
Contact Lens Fitting – Unilateral Cases – Hard Lenses
Individually charged (I.C.). For unilateral (single eye) cases with hard contact lenses.
Contact Lens Fitting – Unilateral Cases – Soft Lenses
Individually charged (I.C.). For unilateral (single eye) cases with soft contact lenses.
Evaluation of Contact Lenses Not Fitted by Practitioner – First Visit
Individually charged (I.C.). Evaluation of contact lenses that were not fitted by the practitioner, first visit.
Evaluation of Contact Lenses Not Fitted by Practitioner – Subsequent Visit
Individually charged (I.C.). Evaluation of contact lenses that were not fitted by the practitioner, subsequent visit.
Newborn Care in Hospital Without Complications
Care for a newborn in hospital where no complications arise.
Periodic Health Examination – Infants
Periodic health examination for infants.
Periodic Health Examination – Children and Adolescents
Periodic health examination for children and adolescents.
Assessment and Examination Prior to Adoption
Complete assessment and examination conducted prior to adoption of a child.
Multi-disciplinary Rehabilitative Conference – Per Half Hour
Advice on medical requirements of one or more patients at a formally scheduled multi-disciplinary rehabilitative conference of at least one hour duration. Where more than one certified PM&R specialist is required, each submits a separate account.
Environmental Intervention – Psychiatric Patient – Per Half Hour
Environmental intervention by the physician on a psychiatric patient's behalf with agencies, employers, or institutions.
Environmental Intervention – Disturbed Child – Per Half Hour
Environmental intervention by the psychiatrist on a disturbed child's behalf with agencies, schools, or institutions.
Interpretation of Psychiatric/Psychological Results to Family – Per Half Hour
Interpreting or explaining results of psychological, psychiatric, or other medical examinations and procedures to family or other responsible persons, or advising them how to assist the patient.
Epididymovasostomy / Re-anastomosis of Vas – Unilateral
MSP will only pay when a previous vasectomy has not been performed.
Transcranial Doppler
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound of the head and neck vasculature.
Identification of Micro-organisms
Anatomical laboratory pathology – identification of micro-organisms.
Immunologic Techniques
Anatomical laboratory pathology – immunologic techniques.
Autopsy – Complete
Complete autopsy examination.
Autopsy – Partial
Partial autopsy examination.
Pathology – Category I: Identification by Gross Examination Only
Category I pathology – identification by gross examination only, no microscopy.
Pathology – Category II: Confirmation of Normality
Category II pathology – confirmation of normality.
Pathology – Category III: Common Degenerative / Inflammatory Conditions and Benign Tumors
Category III pathology – confirmation of common degenerative and inflammatory conditions and common benign tumors.
Pathology – Category IV: Small Specimens for Diagnosis
Category IV pathology – small specimens for diagnosis.
Pathology – Category V: Complex Biopsies or Small Whole Organs
Category V pathology – complex biopsies or small whole organs.
Pathology – Category VI: Large Complex Organ (Extensive Dissection)
Category VI pathology – large complex organ requiring extensive gross dissection and microscopic assessment comprehensive.
Operative Pathology Consultation (with or without Frozen Section) – First
Operative consult with or without frozen section – first specimen.
Operative Pathology Consultation – Each Additional Consult
Each additional consult, no limit.
Referred Histology Slides for Opinion and Letter
Review of referred histology slides for opinion and written letter.
Referred Histology Slides – Multiple or Complex Specimens (Category VI)
Multiple or complex specimens, Category VI level.
Drug Screening – Radioimmunoassay (Without ID/Quantitation)
Screening by radioimmunoassay for drug class without identification or quantitation.
Drug Screening – Immunoassay (Without ID/Quantitation)
Screening by immunoassay for drug class without identification or quantitation.
Drug Screening – GC, Acidic Drugs (With ID, Without Quantitation)
Screening by gas chromatography for acidic drug class with identification but not quantitation.
Drug Screening – GC, Basic Drugs (With ID, Without Quantitation)
Screening by gas chromatography for basic drug class with identification but not quantitation.
Drug Screening – Thin Layer Chromatography (With ID, Without Quantitation)
Screening by thin layer chromatography for drug class(es) with identification but not quantitation.
Drug ID/Quantitation – Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
Drug identification and/or quantitation by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS). Applies primarily to basic drugs.
Drug ID/Quantitation – Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS)
Drug identification and/or quantitation by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS). Applies to acidic drugs and many other drugs that will not go through a GCMS.
Comprehensive Drug Screen (GC + Radioimmunoassay + GCMS)
Includes screening by GC and radioimmunoassay plus drug identification/quantitation by GCMS. Applies primarily to basic drugs.
Ethanol Analysis
Forensic ethanol (alcohol) analysis.
Carbon Monoxide Analysis
Forensic carbon monoxide (CO) analysis.
ABO Typing
Blood bank ABO blood group typing.
Absorption (Blood Bank)
Absorption technique in blood bank testing.
Antibody Identification
Blood bank antibody identification panel.
Antibody Screen
Blood bank antibody screening.
Written Consultation – Unusual Antibodies
Written consultation for unusual blood bank antibodies.
Crossmatch – Per Unit
Blood bank crossmatch, per unit of blood.
Direct Antiglobulin Test – Polyspecific
Direct antiglobulin test (DAT) using polyspecific reagent.
Direct Antiglobulin Test – Anti-C3 or Anti-IgG
Direct antiglobulin test using anti-C3 or anti-IgG specific reagent.
Irradiation of Blood Products
Irradiation of blood products to prevent transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease.
Neutralization – Per Antigen
Neutralization technique in blood bank, per antigen tested.
Phenotyping by DAT – Per Antigen
Phenotyping by direct antiglobulin test, per antigen.
Phenotyping by Indirect Antiglobulin Test – Per Antigen
Phenotyping by indirect antiglobulin test, per antigen.
Pooling Blood Products
Pooling of blood products (e.g., platelets).
Preparation of Eluate
Preparation of eluate from red blood cells in blood bank testing.
Preparation of Leukocyte-Poor Blood – Filtration or Manual Wash
Preparation of leukocyte-poor blood by filtration or manual wash.
Preparation of Leukocyte-Poor Blood – Microaggregate Filtration
Preparation of leukocyte-poor blood by microaggregate filtration.
Preparation of Lyophilized Products – Per Pack
Preparation of lyophilized (freeze-dried) blood products, per pack.
Preparation of Packed Cells – Per Unit
Preparation of packed red blood cells, per unit.
Review of Transfusion Reaction Data – Written Report
Review of transfusion reaction data including preparation of a written report.
RH(D) Typing
RH(D) blood group typing.
Rosette Test for Rh-Positive Cells
Rosette test to detect feto-maternal haemorrhage of Rh-positive fetal cells.
Thawing of Plasma
Thawing of frozen plasma (e.g., fresh frozen plasma).
Washing Red Cells – First Unit (Cell Washer)
Washing red blood cells using a cell washer, first unit.
Washing Red Cells – Each Additional Unit
Washing red blood cells, each additional unit beyond the first.
Sexual Assault Specimen Examination – Per Specimen
Specimen submitted for examination in cases of suspected sexual assault – per specimen or article.
Sexual Assault Specimen Examination – Maximum Fee
Maximum total fee for examination of specimens in cases of suspected sexual assault.