Remittance Advice · Payment-time (remittance)
OHIP explanatory code EP
This payment is an adjustment of an earlier account due to provider registration update
What EP means
The Ministry of Health’s official wording for EP is: “This payment is an adjustment of an earlier account due to provider registration update.”
This code appears as an explanatory code on your monthly Remittance Advice (RA). It means the claim was adjudicated — paid, reduced, or refused — for the reason below. A claim already on your RA generally shouldn't be blindly resubmitted; follow the suggested action.
How to fix EP
This explains a payment adjustment. If you believe the claim was billed correctly, file a Remittance Advice Inquiry within the deadline; otherwise no resubmission is needed.
Payment-time codes appear on the monthly Remittance Advice after adjudication. Some are informational, some explain a reduced or refused payment. Where you disagree with the outcome, the usual route is a Remittance Advice Inquiry or written inquiry — not resubmitting the same claim, which can create a duplicate.
Related codes
- EBCoding added/changed in accordance with Schedule of Benefits
- EEAssessment Allowed at Full Fee for Patient Proceeding to Hospital
- EFIncorrect version code-services provided on or after the 20th of this month will not be paid unless the current version code is provided
- ENNetwork billing not allowed
- EVCheck health card for current version code
- F1Additional fractures/dislocations allowed at 85%
- F2Allowed in accordance with transferred care
- F3Previous attempted reductions (open or closed) allowed at 85%
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Code meaning per Ontario Ministry of Health — Remittance Advice Explanatory Codes / Messages (March 2026). 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.