Updated: Business Cost Premium expands to include telehealth

If you haven’t already registered for the BCP, you can still do so at anytime. This is a two-step process: 1) obtain a facility number and 2) attach yourself to your facility number. Registration, eligibility, and application information can be found here. 

If you have obtained a facility number and submitted your Practitioner Attachment form, you’re ready to start claiming the BCP. To do so, please ensure your billing claim contains the following information:

• Facility number (note: please ensure the facility number is included on each claim, as this may not be automated with some billing software), and

• Service location code: 

  • A — PRACTITIONER'S OFFICE - IN COMMUNITY

• Note: These other service location codes will be accepted if the physician is responsible for some or all of the lease, rental, or ownership costs of that office:

  • D — DIAGNOSTIC FACILITY

  • F — PRIVATE MEDICAL/SURGICAL FACILITY

  • M — MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE

  • T — PRACTITIONER'S OFFICE - IN PUBLICLY ADMINISTERED FACILITY  

The BCP payment will be listed in the Adjustment area of your remittance statement.  

If you have concerns about your BCP payment, please phone Health Insurance BC (HIBC) for assistance. HIBC administers the BCP on behalf of the Medical Services Plan and has dedicated support for it.

Please follow the prompts for the Business Cost Premium when you phone:

Vancouver: 604 456 6950

Elsewhere in BC: 1 866 456 6950