Error report · Service, fee & diagnosis
OHIP error code V29
Invalid In-Out-Patient Indicator
What V29 means
The Ministry of Health’s official wording for V29 is: “Invalid In-Out-Patient Indicator.”
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 V29
Set the in-patient / out-patient indicator correctly for the service and resubmit.
These codes relate to the fee schedule code, diagnosis code, fee amount, or service limits in the Schedule of Benefits. The fix usually starts with re-reading the code's payment rules — effective dates, age/sex limits, maximums, and combinations — for the date of service.
Related codes
- V20Unacceptable Age for Diagnostic code - Service code is A007, patient is over 2 years old and diagnostic code is '916' or service code is A003 and the patient is under 16 years old and the diagnostic code is '917'
- V21Diagnostic Code Required
- V22Invalid Diagnostic Code
- V23Check Number Of Services
- V28Invalid Hospital Number
- V30FSC/Diagnostic Code Combination Not A Benefit (NAB)
- V34Invalid Service Code Service Code and Health Care provider type mismatch
- V35Invalid Out-of-Province/Out-of-Country Service
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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.