HSCs with a designated category code of 1 and 15 include related post-operative services and those with a designated category code of 3, 4, 6 and 14 include both related pre-operative and post-operative services.

1. a consultation benefit may be claimed up to and including the day of surgery.
2. pre-operative hospital care may be claimed by the physician who performs the surgery if information is submitted to show that conservative treatment was attempted before surgery was performed.
3. benefits may be claimed as applicable for complications occurring during or following post-operative time periods.
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5. HSC 03.04R may be claimed in the pre-operative time frame when all conditions in the notes have been met.

The following chart gives the pre-operative and post-operative periods.

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Where a procedure is performed under general anesthesia, the following applies:

1. If the procedure is the only procedure performed at that time, a benefit of $134.85 may be claimed.
2. If another procedure is also performed at the same encounter and the listed benefit payable in respect of it under the Schedule is greater than $134.85 the physician is entitled to receive that listed benefit plus a percentage of the listed benefit for the lesser procedure(s) calculated in accordance with this Schedule. The $134.85 minimum benefit does not apply to the lesser procedures.
3. If multiple procedures are performed at the same encounter and the listed benefit payable in respect of each of them under the Schedule is less than $134.85, the physician is entitled to receive a benefit of $134.85 in respect of the greater procedure plus a benefit in respect of each of the lesser procedures that is a percentage of the listed benefit and calculated in accordance with this schedule. The $134.85 minimum benefit does not apply to the lesser procedures.
4. If multiple procedures are performed at the same encounter and only one of them appears under GR 6.8.4 (e), the physician is entitled to receive a benefit of $134.85 in respect of that procedure plus a benefit in respect of the other procedures that is a percentage of the listed benefit and calculated in accordance with this schedule.
5. GR 6.8.4 applies to the following HSCs:

   01.01A	01.01B	01.03	01.09	01.24A	01.24B
   01.24BA	01.24BB	02.84B	03.22A	03.22B	03.25
   07.29A	07.57A

   10.23	10.25	11.71A	11.81A	12.01	12.21
   12.24	12.31	13.59L	13.59N	13.59O	13.99BB
   14.09A	17.39E	17.81A	19.81

   21.41	21.42	21.69A	21.69C	22.13B	22.13C
   22.5 A	22.81	24.22A	24.5	25.1 A	26.91A
   28.8 A

   30.19A	30.19B	30.9 A	32.01A	32.1	32.21A
   32.23A	32.39A	33.22A	33.22B	33.51A	33.51B
   33.61A	34.0 A	34.1 A	34.89A	35.0 A	37.81
   37.82A	38.0 A	38.89A	39.21A	39.62A	39.83A

   40.5	40.92A	43.95A	45.81A	45.83	45.84A
   46.04B	46.09B	46.09C	46.84A	49.0	49.82B
   49.83A

   50.4 A	50.94D	50.94E	50.94F	50.97A	51.43
   51.53A	52.1 A	53.81B	53.83A	54.92D	58.99F

   60.82C	61.01A	61.29B	61.37A	61.39B	62.81A
   64.95A	66.82A	67.81	67.86	67.96A	68.1
   68.32B	69.13D	69.29A	69.83A	69.83B

   70.1	70.2 A	70.2 B	70.2 H	70.4 F
   70.5 A	72.91	74.82A	76.91A	78.7 A	79.29E

   80.83B	80.85B	81.8	81.96	82.12A	82.12B
   82.12C	82.14D	82.81A	82.91A	83.7 A	87.6
   87.72A	87.82	87.89A	87.89B	87.91	87.92
   88.92	89.59A

   91.01H	91.01J	91.02A	91.03A	91.03B	91.05E
   91.05H	91.06D	91.06E	91.07A	91.08B	91.70A
   91.70B	91.71	91.73A	91.73B	91.77B	91.77C
   91.78A	91.78B	92.70	92.71	92.72	92.74
   92.75	92.76	92.78C	93.91A	93.91B	94.04
   95.02A	95.03	95.81A	95.93	95.96A

   97.81	97.96	98.03A	98.04A	98.12A	98.12B
   98.12C	98.12E	98.12G	98.12H	98.12J	98.12K
   98.12M	98.12N	98.12Q	98.12R	98.22A	98.49A
   98.6 A	98.6 C	98.81A	98.93A	98.93B	98.96A
   98.96B	98.96C	98.96D	98.98B

GR 6.8.4 does not apply to surgical assistance or anesthetic benefits.

If a surgeon does not provide the major portion of the post-operative care, the surgical benefit may be reduced to a lesser rate than listed for the procedure.

The physician providing the post-operative care under GR 6.8.6 may submit claims on a fee for service basis.

For those unusual situations where surgery is performed by a travelling surgeon (in accordance with the policy of the CPSA ) the full benefit for the procedure may be claimed. If another physician participates in post-operative care his/her services may be claimed on a fee for service basis.