Error report · Service, fee & diagnosis
OHIP error code V51
Invalid location code - must be blank or four numerics. If present, must be valid based on MOHLTC Residency Code Manual
What V51 means
The Ministry of Health’s official wording for V51 is: “Invalid location code - must be blank or four numerics. If present, must be valid based on MOHLTC Residency Code Manual.”
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 V51
Set the location code to blank or a valid 4-digit code (per the MOHLTC Residency Code Manual), then 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
- V40Invalid Fee Schedule Code Service code is missing Service code is not in the format ANNNA where: • A is alphabetic (A-Z) • NNN is numeric (001-999) • A is alphabetic (A-C)
- V41Invalid Fee Billed Fee submitted is missing/not 6 numerics Fee submitted is not in the range '000000'-'500000' ($$$$cc)
- V42Invalid Number of Services Number of services is missing/not 2 numerics Number of services is not in the range '01-99'
- V47Fee not Divisible - Fee submitted is not evenly divisible (to the cent) by the number of services
- V50Service Date Pre Initial Visit - Physiotherapy
- V53Invalid FSC-Magnetic Tape/Disk
- V64Missing service location indicator
- V65Missing master number - SLI code HDS, HED, HIP, HOP or HRP is included with a diagnostic service billing but a master number was not included
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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.