This update is a joint effort between Doctors of BC and BC Family Doctors, providing family physicians in BC with timely and relevant information about billing under the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model.

December 18, 2025

LFP Billing Update: Year end reminders

In this update, we are providing information on the following:

Evolution of the LFP Payment Model Newsletter
LFP physicians and locums: Reminder to re-enrol in 2026
Transition Code and Form resubmission requirement for 2026
Reminder to submit your 2025 LFP Panel Payment claim form
Annual 2026 LFP Panel Payment claim form submission

Evolution of the LFP Payment Model Newsletter

To better support family physicians with their day-to-day practice needs, the LFP Payment Model Newsletter is evolving to focus on practical billing information and schedule updates related to the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model.

Starting with this edition, the newsletter will be renamed the LFP Billing Update. This refreshed format remains a joint effort between Doctors of BC and BC Family Doctors, ensuring that family physicians receive timely and relevant information.

LFP physicians and locums: Reminder to re-enrol in 2026

All physicians enrolled in the LFP Payment Model need to re-enrol each year to continue billing under this model. Physicians will be able to submit their enrolment and Setting Registration Codes starting January 1, 2026. If an Enrolment Code is not submitted by March 31, 2026, no subsequent payments will occur under the LFP Payment Model until it is submitted.

Please complete these steps between January 1 and March 31, 2026.

Step 1: Re-enrol in the LFP Payment Model

LFP physicians with a patient panel must submit the Enrolment Code (98000)
LFP locum physicians must submit the Locum Enrolment Code (98005) and the LFP Locum registration form

Step 2: Indicate the settings in which you intend to bill LFP

Additionally, all LFP physicians and locums must submit Setting Registration Codes that indicate the settings under which they will be billing under the LFP Payment Model in 2026.

Clinic-based Services Registration Code (98002)
Long-term Care and Palliative Care Facility Services (98003)
Inpatient Facility Services (98004)
Pregnancy & Newborn Facility Services (98006)

Step 3: Submit the portal code to be able to access fee-for-service codes for Excluded Services

Physicians are also advised to submit the Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) Portal Code (14070) or Locum Portal Code (14071) to ensure access to FPSC-created fee-for-service codes when billing for Excluded Services.

Excluded Services are:

ICBC services
WorkSafeBC services
Care provided to out-of-province patients
Services provided in settings outside the LFP Payment Model (e.g. emergency rooms)

You cannot bill fee-for-service for services that are included in the LFP Payment Model.

Learn more about the steps for re-enrolment on the BC Family Doctors website (member login required).

Transition Code and Form resubmission requirement for 2026

All family physicians enrolled in the LFP Payment Model are required to ensure that Clinic Non-panel Services are no more than 30% of LFP Clinic-based Services. If necessary, doctors can have a transition period to meet this requirement.

If you still require an exception in 2026, you will need to resubmit the LFP Clinic-based Services Transition Code (98001) and LFP Clinic-based Services Transition Form between January 1 and March 31, 2026.

Learn more about Transition Code submissions on the BC Family Doctors website (member login required).

Reminder to submit your 2025 LFP Panel Payment claim form

If you have not yet submitted the LFP Panel Payment claim form for 2025, you must do so by January 16, 2026, to receive the fourth quarter installment (covering October 1 – December 31, 2025) by February 28, 2026.

The third quarter installment of the panel payment was remitted to eligible physicians on November 28, 2025. Due to the job action by the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) that impacted the Ministry of Health, updated MSP billing records were not available to calculate the third installment. To minimize financial impact to physicians, the third-quarter panel payment was based on MSP billing records used for the second-quarter installment. Payment adjustments, based on updated billing records, will be reflected in the February 28, 2026, remittance date to correct any underpayments or overpayments.

Eligible physicians enrolled in the LFP Payment Model must submit an online claim form once per year to claim the panel payment for the year. If you have already submitted your 2025 claim form, you do not need to submit the claim form again. You can check if you have completed the current calendar year LFP Panel Payment Claim Form by accessing the detailed “Your Webform Submissions” table through your Doctors of BC account (member login required).

Instructions on how to claim the 2025 panel payment were emailed to physicians in March, June, September, and December 2025 under the title, “Action Required - Claiming your panel payment in 2025.”

Annual 2026 LFP Panel Payment claim form submission

For the 2026 LFP Panel Payment, eligible physicians will be able to submit their claim forms at the beginning of the calendar year. Eligible physicians will receive an invitation to submit their 2026 Panel Payment claim form by the end of January 2026.

Need more information?

Write us:
Email: FP.Billing@doctorsofbc.ca

View our information online:
Doctors of BC: doctorsofbc.ca/lfp-payment-model (member login required)
BC Family Doctors: bcfamilydocs.ca/lfp-payment-model (member login required)

Doctors of BC and BC Family Doctors remain committed to supporting the Ministry of Health’s ongoing work on the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model. We continue to listen to your feedback and address your concerns. To submit questions or feedback, please email FP.Billing@doctorsofbc.ca.

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