OHIP fee codeR209

First carpometacarpal joint ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition arthroplasty (LRTI)

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES · ARTHROPLASTY

$775.00

What this reference tells you

R209 identifies the Ontario insured service described as “First carpometacarpal joint ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition arthroplasty (LRTI).” The listed fee and rules are reference data; the clinical record must support the service actually performed.

Loaded billing requirements

4.R209 includes excision of the trapezium, suspensionplasty of the first metacarpal, ligament reconstruction with local t endon graft or allograft or nonbiologic material and interposition of soft tissue in the trapezial void and excision of the scaphotrapezo...
5.R209 is not eligible for payment for suspensionplasty and/or hematoma-distraction arthroplasty alone.

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