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Error report · Program-specific

OHIP error code EF7

Referring physician number is required for the ICHSC fee billed

What EF7 means

The Ministry of Health’s official wording for EF7 is: “Referring physician number is required for the ICHSC fee billed.”

This code appears on your Claims Error Report (downloaded through MCEDT). It means the claim was rejected at submission and was never adjudicated for payment — fix the issue below and resubmit the claim.

How to fix EF7

Add the required referring physician number for this ICHSC fee, then resubmit.

Program-specific codes come from claims routed through special programs — Reciprocal Medical Billing for out-of-province patients, WSIB, telemedicine/virtual care, and Integrated Community Health Services Centres. The fix depends on that program's own submission rules.

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Code meaning per Ontario Ministry of Health — Error Report Rejection Conditions / Error Codes (December 2022). The suggested action is general information for Ontario physicians, not billing, legal, or tax advice — codes and rules change, so verify against the current Ministry of Health documents before relying on a claim.