Checking Payment Eligibility of Time-Limited Service Codes

Checking Payment Eligibility of Time-Limited Service Codes

Checking health card validity and the eligibility of time-limited service codes is triggered automatically when entering a claim, booking an appointment or clicking on the the blue validate button in the Patient Profile form. After a health card number is entered, or a health card is swiped in a claim form, appointment slot, or patient profile, pressing the Tab key causes HYPEMedical to send a validation request. A response is usually returned within 1 to 2 seconds. HYPEMedical then populates patient demographics, validates the health card, and displays the eligibility status for applicable time-limited service codes.

To display eligibility for the time-limited service codes relevant to your practice, those codes must first be set up. In this context, setup means entering the word "validate" in the description field of each applicable service code's Quick Service Code setup.


Time-limited service codes

Eye exam / oculo-visual

  • A110 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 19 and below
  • A112 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 65 and above
  • A115 – Major eye examination, aged 20–64
  • A237 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 19 and below
  • A239 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 65 and above
  • K065 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 20–64, MCCSS-ODSP
  • K066 – Periodic oculo-visual assessment, aged 20–64, MCCSS-OW

Sleep study

  • J889 – Specialized Facility Therapeutic Study
  • J895 – Therapeutic Study for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
  • J896 – Initial Diagnostic Study
  • J897 – Repeat Diagnostic Study

Bone mineral density

  • X142 – Subsequent test, low risk, one site
  • X148 – Subsequent test, low risk, two or more sites
  • X149 – Subsequent test, high risk, one site
  • X152 – Second test, low risk, one site
  • X153 – Second test, low risk, two or more sites
  • X155 – Subsequent test, high risk, two or more sites

Fertility services

  • B602 – Confirm patient eligibility for IVF cycle
  • B603 – IVF Cycle – Bundle #1
  • B604 – IVF Cycle – Bundle #2
  • B605 – Confirm patient eligibility for fertility preservation cycle
  • B606 – Funded oocyte fertility preservation cycle
  • B607 – Funded sperm fertility preservation cycle

Time-limited service response codes

CodeMeaningBilling takeaway
101No information availableNo time-limited information currently available for this patient
102Invalid FSCThe fee schedule code entered is not valid for this validation process
DOS & 201Oculo-visual assessment or major eye exam performedNot eligible within the prescribed time frame
DOS & 202Bone mineral density measurement performedNot eligible within the prescribed time frame
DOS & 203Sleep study performedNot eligible within the prescribed time frame
DOS & 204Fertility service performedNot eligible within the prescribed time frame
205Oculo-visual minor assessment not eligibleCheck major exam eligibility
206Eligible major exam performed and limit not reachedMinor assessment eligible for payment
207Limit of oculo-visual minor assessments reachedMinor assessment not eligible
DOS & 208Limit of complexity modifier reachedComplexity premium not eligible
DOS & 209Physician eye exam on historyMajor oculo-visual examination not eligible
DOS & 210Major oculo-visual examination already performedMajor exam not eligible

A normal PASS on the health card number and version code does not automatically make a time-limited service billable.