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Podiatrists and WorkSafeBC
Podiatrists are qualified practitioners under the Workers Compensation Act to provide care to injured workers. When a worker in B.C. suffers an injury as a result of a workplace accident, WorkSafeBC pays the cost of appropriate treatment, according to the fee guide negotiated between WorkSafeBC and the British Columbia Association of Podiatrists.
Services
Podiatric services may include the following:
- Primary care services
- Referral services
- Special podiatric procedures
Invoice codes
WorkSafeBC has adopted a subset of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA) injury codes. This is important for case management and early intervention. Use these codes in your Treatment Report.
- Service location codes (PDF 15kb)
- MSP diagnostic code descriptions (ICD-9)
- Side of body codes
- Body part codes (quick reference) (PDF 46kb)
- Body part codes (complete) (PDF 18kb)
- Nature of injury codes (quick reference) (PDF 48kb)
- Nature of injury codes (complete) (PDF 39kb)
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