Error report · Service, fee & diagnosis
OHIP error code V71
Invalid Dental Master Number
What V71 means
The Ministry of Health’s official wording for V71 is: “Invalid Dental Master Number.”
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 V71
Correct the dental master number on the claim 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
- V67Missing master number and admission date - assigned when a SLI code HIP is included with a diagnostic service billing but a master number and admission date were both not included
- V68Incorrect service location indicator - assigned when a diagnostic service is billed with a master number and admission date but the SLI code is not HIP
- V69Service Date Invalid for SLI
- V70Date of service is greater than the file/batch creation date
- V73OTN SLI No Longer Active
- V98Wrong Preventive Care Date of Service
- VJ5Invalid Service Date Date of Service is missing/not 8 numerics Month is not in the range 01-12 Day is outside acceptable range for month Date of Service is greater than Ministry of Health system run date
- VJ7Stale-dated Claim
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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.