VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA (VAC), CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (RCMP)

PROGRAM OF CHOICE (POC) 03 – AUDIO (HEARING) SERVICES SERVICE FEE UPDATE – ALL PROVINCES

August 2017 Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have recently completed a review of the Program of Choice (POC) 03 – Audio (Hearing) Service fees. The service fees listed below will be increased as follows: 2.5% increase effective July 1, 2017 1.5% increase effective July 1, 2018 1.0% increase effective July 1, 2019 Providers will be reimbursed their usual and customary charges to a maximum of the dollar limits indicated in the table below.

The following revisions are effective July 1, 2017

Benefit Code

Description Revised Dollar

Amount

320518 Accessories – Ear Molds – Left $47.00 320613 Accessories – Ear Molds – Right $47.00

321736 Bundle #1 – Left (Hearing Aid Selection, Post-Fitting Fee, Dispensing Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$662.00

321737 Bundle #1 – Right (Hearing Aid Selection, Post-Fitting Fee, Dispensing Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$662.00

321738 Bundle #1 – Binaural (Hearing Aid Selection, Post-Fitting Fee, Dispensing Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$1316.00

321739 Bundle #2 – Left (Dispensing, Post-Fitting Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$594.00

321740 Bundle #2 – Right (Dispensing, Post-Fitting Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$594.00

321741 Bundle #2 – Binaural (Dispensing, Post-Fitting Fee and Shipping & Handling)

$1180.00

320625 Fees – Complete Hearing Assessment $78.00 322714 Fees – Dispensing Fee – Item Cost $30 - $100 $39.00 320812 Fees – Dispensing Fee – Item Cost $100 - $200 $84.00 320631 Fees – Dispensing Fee – Item Cost > $200 $168.00 341351 Fees – Dispensing Fee – Digital Programmable – Left $502.00 341353 Fees – Dispensing Fee – Digital Programmable – Right $502.00 328339 Fees – Hearing Aid Selection – Left $68.00 328341 Fees – Hearing Aid Selection – Right $68.00 328370 Fees – Hearing Re-assessment $51.00 321733 Fees – Home Visit Fee $62.00

320633 Fees – Impressions – Left $34.00 320635 Fees – Impressions – Right $34.00 320942 Fees – Minor Repairs – Left $28.00 320834 Fees – Minor Repairs – Right $28.00 328373 Fees – Out-of-Office Service Fee – Left $62.00 328375 Fees – Out-of-Office Service Fee – Right $62.00 600441 Fees – Out-of-Office Service Fee Other Audio Benefits $60.00 341343 Fees – Post Fitting Hearing Aid Follow-Up – Left $84.00 341345 Fees – Post Fitting Hearing Aid Follow-Up – Right $84.00 341347 Fees – Re-Adjustment of Hearing Aid – Left $39.00 341349 Fees – Re-Adjustment of Hearing Aid – Right $39.00 321672 Fees – Return Charge – Left $112.00 320885 Fees – Return Charge – Right $112.00 328302 Hearing Aid Performance Check – Left $28.00 328304 Hearing Aid Performance Check – Right $28.00

Please visit the Medavie Blue Cross website at www.medavie.bluecross.ca and click on the Health

Professionals link to view all provider bulletins, to download and print claim forms and to update your contact information including your email address. Should you have any questions, please contact Medavie Blue Cross Provider Inquiry at 1-888-261-4033. Thank you for the ongoing care and service that you provide to our Veterans, CAF and RCMP Members.