These are the most commonly used Cardiovascular diagnostic & therapeutic procedures OHIP billing codes. To find other billing codes search the OHIP fee schedule here .
| Code | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Z459 | Vascular cannulation - Arterial puncture | $10.20 |
| G268 | Vascular cannulation - Cannulation of artery for pressure measurements including cut down as necessary | $31.25 |
| G269 | Vascular cannulation - Cannulation of central vein for pressure measurements or for feeding line - not to be billed with right heart catheterization (Z439) or with Swan-Ganz catheter insertion | $31.25 |
| G270 | Vascular cannulation - Intraosseous infusion | $23.90 |
| G309 | Vascular cannulation - Umbilical artery catheterization (including obtaining of blood sample) | $45.55 |
| G480 | Venipuncture - infant | $9.90 |
| G482 | Venipuncture - child | $7.35 |
| G489 | Venipuncture - adolescent or adult | $3.54 |
| G483 | Venipuncture - Therapeutic venisection | $9.70 |
| G282 | Venipuncture - Umbilical vein catheterization (including obtaining of blood sample) | $19.90 |
| Z438 | Venipuncture - Insertion of Swan-Ganz catheter (not included in anaesthetic, respiratory or critical care benefits) | $162.50 |
| Z456 | Venipuncture - Insertion of implantable central venous catheter | $168.00 |
| Z457 | Venipuncture - Surgical removal or repair of implanted central venous catheter | $48.90 |
| Z446 | Venipuncture - Insertion of subcutaneous venous access reservoir | $168.00 |
| Z447 | Venipuncture - Insertion of subcutaneous venous access reservoir - revision same site | $74.05 |
| E684 - Venipuncture Insertion of subcutaneous venous access reservoir when performed in infant or child, to Z456 or Z446 … add | $214.10 | |
| G271 | Anticoagulant supervision - long-term, telephone advice … per month | $12.75 |
| G275 | Exchange transfusion | $205.45 |
| G280 | Intra-uterine fetal transfusion - initial or subsequent | $186.90 |
| G276 | Donor cell pheresis (platelets or leukocytes) | $15.35 |
| G277 | Therapeutic plasma exchange - initial and repeat, to a maximum of 5 per year … each | $82.00 |
| G278 | Therapeutic plasma exchange - more than 5 per year … each | $41.80 |
| G272 | Manual plasmapheresis (see General Preamble GP12) | $0.00 |
| G287 | LDL apheresis - initial and repeat, to a maximum of 5 per year … each | $82.00 |
| G290 | LDL apheresis - more than 5 per year … each | $41.80 |
| Z437 | Cardioversion (electrical and/or chemical) - maximum of three sessions per patient, per day | $92.45 |
| Z439 | Right heart - pressures only | $166.90 |
| Z440 | Left heart - retrograde aortic | $208.50 |
| Z441 | Left heart - transeptal | $297.15 |
| G296 | Dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies - benefit covers all studies on same day in cath lab | $110.95 |
| G285 | Dye dilution densitometry when rendered in a cardiac catheter lab using a Swan-Ganz catheter, to Z438 … add | $32.90 |
| G286 | Thermal dilution studies when rendered in a cardiac catheter lab using a Swan-Ganz catheter, to Z438 … add | $32.90 |
| G299 | Oximetry studies by catheterization | $110.95 |
| G289 | Fick determination | $110.95 |
| G300 | Metabolic studies, e.g. coronary sinus lactate and pyruvate determinations | $110.95 |
| G301 | Exercise studies during catheterization | $122.40 |
| G306 | Isotope studies during cardiac catheterization | $110.95 |
| G305 | Intracardiac phonocardiography | $122.40 |
| G297 | Angiograms (only two angiograms may be billed - one per right heart catheterization and one per left heart catheterization) irrespective of the number of chambers injected | $117.55 |
| G509 | Bypass graft angiogram - maximum one per bypass graft | $80.40 |
| Z442 | Selective coronary catheterization - both arteries | $286.75 |
| G263 | Selective coronary catheterization - with other drug interventional studies … add | $96.45 |
| Z434 | Transluminal coronary angioplasty - one or more sites on a single major vessel | $467.05 |
| G262 | Transluminal coronary angioplasty - each additional major vessel … add | $210.40 |
| G298 | Coronary angioplasty stent, per stent | $78.95 |
| Z448 | Percutaneous angioplasty - aortic valve, pulmonic valve, pulmonary branch stenosis | $487.90 |
| Z449 | Percutaneous angioplasty - for coarctation of aorta | $415.15 |
| Z460 | Percutaneous angioplasty - closure of patent ductus arteriosis with umbrella | $377.55 |
| Z461 | Percutaneous angioplasty - mitral valvuloplasty for rheumatic stenosis | $566.20 |
| G249 | Electrophysiologic measurements (includes one or all of sinus node recovery times, HIS bundle measurements, conduction times and/or refractory periods), includes percutaneous access and insertion of electrodes | $231.65 |
| G261 | Arrhythmia induction - atrial | $331.05 |
| G259 | Arrhythmia induction - ventricular | $383.30 |
| G176 | Electrophysiologic Pacing, Mapping and Ablation - atrial pacing and mapping | $334.25 |
| G177 | Electrophysiologic Pacing, Mapping and Ablation - ventricular pacing and mapping | $416.80 |
| Z423 | Electrophysiologic Pacing, Mapping and Ablation - with the use of an advanced nonfluoroscopic computerized mapping and navigation system ("advanced mapping system") and/or procedure duration >4 hours | $690.25 |
| G178 | Electrophysiologic pacing, mapping and ablation - catheter ablation therapy | $352.05 |
| G179 | Electrophysiologic pacing, mapping and ablation - repeat pacing, mapping and catheter ablation for additional distinct arrhythmia(s) without the use of an advanced mapping system | $111.20 |
| Z424 | Electrophysiologic pacing, mapping and ablation - transseptal left heart catheterization, with or without pressure measurements, with or without dye injection | $297.15 |
| Z422 | Electrophysiologic pacing, mapping and ablation - retrograde aortic left heart catheterization with or without pressure measurement(s) | $210.55 |
| G115 | External cardiac pacing (temporary transthoracic) once per 24-hour period | $46.30 |
| G366 | Testing of arrhythmia inducibility by acute administration of anti-arrhythmic or adrenergic drugs to a maximum of 2 per 24 hours | $148.50 |
| Z443 | Insertion of temporary endocardial electrode | $154.10 |
| Z431 | Repositioning of temporary endocardial electrode | $64.25 |
| G288 | Endomyocardial Biopsy - transvascular, right or left | $200.00 |
| G314 | Tilt table testing of vasomotor syncope - to include arterial cannulation, provocative and blocking drugs, physician must be continually present | $112.00 |