What OHIP covers, and what it does not
Published prices, so there are no surprises at the desk.
OHIP covers medically necessary care. It does not cover notes, forms, copies of records or a handful of procedures. Everything OHIP will not pay for is listed here, and reception confirms the cost before anything is done.
What OHIP does cover
Most of what happens here costs you nothing at the desk. It is worth knowing which side of the line a visit falls on before you arrive.
Covered
Appointments and walk-in visits
Assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment for a medical problem, at the family practice and the walk-in clinic alike.
Covered
Bloodwork and specimen collection
On-site phlebotomy against a requisition from any physician.
Covered
Immunizations on the provincial schedule
Childhood and adult vaccines funded in Ontario, including annual influenza.
Covered
Cardiology consults and stress testing
Referred cardiology care delivered on site by Lifeheart Cardiology.
Covered
Medically necessary procedures
Removals, wound care and minor procedures done for a medical reason rather than a cosmetic one.
What OHIP will not pay for
Twenty five services, every price published. Reception confirms the figure before anything is done.
These are the 2025 published prices.They are billed directly to you, never to OHIP, and reception confirms the figure before anything is done. Uninsured services are paid through the Docnote portal, and the full schedule is also available as a PDF.
Notes and forms
Physician time to complete a note, form or letter is not insured, whoever asks for it.
$30
Sick note for work or school
$30
Back to work note
$30
Note for physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic, Orthotics or psychotherapy
$30–$50
Travel cancellation insurance form
$40–$60
Insurance forms, short
$80–$150
Insurance forms, long
For example a disability claim
$120
Attending Physician’s Statement
APS
$50–$100
Government forms
ODSP, EI and CPP
$50–$80
Letter for an emotional support animal
Procedures and injections
Booked as an appointment. Reception confirms the price when you book, not afterwards.
$50
Ear syringing
Both ears
$80
TB skin test
Per step, plus the note
$15–$25
Injection fee
Non-OHIP vaccines
$10
Pregnancy urine test
$150
Iron infusion administration
Per infusion. The medication is often covered by a private plan and we provide an invoice.
Administrative services
Records, copies and appointments that were held for you.
Free
Transfer of medical records, electronic
$30
Transfer of records, paper
Plus $0.25 per page
$40
Missed appointment
Without 24 hours notice
$10
Faxing documents
At your request
$0.50
Photocopying documents
Per page
Travel and other non-OHIP services
Physicals and travel medicine are billed to you or to the organisation asking for them.
$60
Travel consultation
Per person
Varies
Travel vaccines
Vaccine cost plus an administration fee, quoted per destination
$170
Driver’s Medical Exam
MTO
$60
Camp or school physical
$150–$200
Adoption or immigration physical
We do not perform wart removal of any kind.If that is what you need, reception will tell you where to go rather than book you an appointment that cannot help.
How payment works
1
Reception quotes it first
Before anything uninsured is done, you are told the price. If you would rather not go ahead, nothing happens and nothing is charged.
2
You pay at the desk
Debit, credit or cash, at the end of the visit. A receipt is issued every time, itemised for benefit claims.
3
You claim it back if you can
Many workplace plans reimburse forms, orthotics and travel vaccines. The receipt carries what an insurer needs.
Why uninsured fees exist at all.OHIP pays for medically necessary care. It does not pay a physician to complete an insurance form, write a note for an employer, or copy a chart. Those take clinical time, so they are billed rather than absorbed. Publishing the price is the only honest way to charge it.