No Show Fees

1st "no show"

• A patient will be advised of a "no show" fee that will be applied for future missed appointments.

Fee for 2nd "no show"

• Patient is charged a $50-75* fee which must be paid before the next appt can be booked. (*longer appt)

More "no show" info

• Repeat "no shows" may result in higher fees. There is no 1st warning if the "no show" is with a partner MD.

• A $50 "no show" fee will be charged for appointments that have been booked with a partner of regular MD.

Payment of fees

• Fees can be paid in person with cash, check, bank or credit card or we can send an invoice to email.

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Uninsured Services & Fees

The BC Health Care Insurance Plan pays for many of the services patients receive from their doctor. However, several services are not covered by the government plan. These are called uninsured services. Some are billed to lawyers, government agencies, non-profit organizations, or other third party payers, and some are billed to the patient.

Why do I have to pay for medical forms and uninsured services?

Uninsured services are not covered by the BC Health Insurance Plan.

The clinic’s working hours are intended to discuss and address your medical concerns and to focus on your health. Therefore, your doctor works on completing your forms and uninsured requests outside office hours.

Filling out forms required by employers or disability insurers can be a tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming process, as it requires accurate information on the part of the physician.  These can become an administrative burden and a detriment to your physician’s well-being when there is no compensation involved for the extra effort and time invested. Remember that your physician’s main interest and enjoyment is in practicing medicine, not in doing paperwork or administrative tasks. You are being asked to pay for these uninsured services as you would pay your notary, accountant, lawyer, financial advisor, clinical counselor, naturopath, chiropractor, psychologist, etc.

Fees for these forms generally follow the recommended amounts set by the BC Medical Association.  A comprehensive list may be found at: https://bcfamilydocs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Uninsured-Services-Invoice-April-1-2024-for-FFS-physicians-Final.pdf

Fees for uninsured services

Doctors of BC recommended fees for service in brackets

Fees are subject to change without notice and are charged at the discretion of each individual physician.

Forms & Letters

• Insurance Disability short form (1-2 pages)

  • Our fee: $40

• Insurance Disability long form (3 or more pages)

  • Our fee: $40 for first 2 pages + $10/page for additional pages

• Sick Note or signature for work or school

  • Our fee: $20

• Note for return to work

  • Our fee: $20

• EI Disability/Maternity form

  • Our fee: $60

• Employer's Work Capability form

  • Our fee: $100

• Income Tax Disability form

  • Our fee: $40

• SPARC/HandyDART form

  • Our fee: $20

Examinations

• Complete Physical Examination for Industry, MOT etc.

  • Our fee: $230

• Complete Physical Examination for Driver's License

  • Our fee: $200 (limited examination fee: $75; DoBC fee: $209/$94)

• Industrial First Aid - limited exam

  • Our fee: $100 (DoBC fee: $152)

• Fitness for school, sports, camp - limited exam

  • Our fee: $70 (DoBC fee: $75.60)

• Complete Physical Exam (for health prevention)

  • Our fee: $200 (covered by MSP if a medical condition is present)

Treatments

• Excision of benign skin lesions (moles)

  • Our fee: $200+ (1st lesion), $100+ (2nd lesion on same visit)

• Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) treatment of benign lesions

  • Our fee: $15 (MSP covered for warts on feet, genitals, or children)

• Immunizations (e.g. flu shot, tetanus, travel vaccines)

  • Our fee: $20 (MSP covered for tetanus and people with risk factors)