OHIP explanatory code LS

What LS means

The Ministry of Health’s official wording for LS is: “Paid in accordance to special Lab Agreement.”

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 LS

Informational - the claim was paid (sometimes at an adjusted amount). No action needed unless the amount looks wrong, in which case file a Remittance Advice Inquiry.

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

• L7Not allowed-referred specimen
• L8Not to be claimed with prenatal/fetal assessment
• L9Laboratory services for hospital in-patients or out-patients are not payable on a fee-for-service basis-included in the hospital global budget
• LALab service is funded by special Lab Agreement
• M1Maximum fee allowed or maximum number of service has been reached same/any provider
• M2Maximum allowance for radiographic examination(s) by one or more practitioners
• M3Maximum fee allowed for prenatal care
• M4Maximum fee allowed for these services by one or more practitioners has been reached