OHIP prices for foot care and pro-ed

by Buckwheat (no login)

 
For those that are taking things way too personally, I have nothing against Ed. In fact, we're actually great buddies...'nuff said

OHIP coverage for foot care:

excision - soft tissue
ganglion -simple or complex 118.35
bursa 146.50
fasica for dupytrens 315.85

Reconstruction:
claw and hammer toe 148.30
Overlapping 5th toe 133.70
Tenotomy one toe (open) 85.50
Tenotomy more than 1 toe (open) 189.20
Tenotomy one toe (closed) 48.25
Tenotomy >1 toe 189.20

Excisions:
Verruca, keratosis, pyogenic granulomas

Removal by excision and suture:
single lesion 14.50
2 lesions 21.70
3 or more 36.20

Removal by electrocoagulation and/or curetting
single 10.35
2 lesion 15.55
3 or more 25.70

Plantar Verruca
Removal by excision and suture
single 28.55
2 lesions 42.65
3 or more 70.60

Removal by electrocoagulation and/or curetting
single 19.70
2 lesion 29.70
3 or more 58.75

Finger or Toenail
extensive debridement of onychogryphotic nail involving removal of multiple laminae 17.10

Simple, partial or complete, nail plate excision requiring anasthesia
One nail 23.35
Multiple 35.00

Radical, including destruction of nail bed
One 61.50
Multiple 81.05

Based on the above prices, who's getting the better deal? Podiatrists? Physicians? Chiropodists or the government?

I welcome your comments....












Posted on Feb 14, 2005, 3:48 PM

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