Surgical Booking Resources

Since 2003, Saskatchewan’s Surgical Registry has provided a comprehensive database of patients waiting for surgery and detailed information about surgery performed.

Maintaining a Surgical Registry requires standardization among hospitals and surgical facilities in how information about surgical cases is collected and reported. To that end, the Ministry provides a single surgical booking form for use by surgeons, which ensures that the same information is collected province-wide.

In 2025, a provincial booking form for endoscopy procedures also became available.

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1. Surgical booking resources

Surgical Booking Form

There is a single surgical booking form for the whole province, but Regina and Saskatoon booking packages include the provincial form plus customized physician order sections.

Surgical Booking Form – Provincial
Surgical Booking Form – Regina
- Patient Recorded Surgical History – Regina (requirement for all bookings excluding ophthalmology, pediatrics and C-sections)
Surgical Booking Form – Saskatoon
FAQ Surgical Booking Form

Diagnosis-based Prioritization

Saskatchewan uses a diagnosis-based prioritization method to assign priority for procedures in the surgical booking system, based on standard categories of patient diagnosis. The Saskatchewan Surgical Council, Saskatchewan Health Authority, and the Ministry of Health support this initiative.

Surgeons must provide the following data when submitting a surgical booking form: a six-character diagnosis code and the associated diagnosis description, which you will find on the Saskatchewan Diagnosis Code List 2025-26.

In 2025, pediatric diagnosis codes (based on PCATS) are also available.

Diagnosis code information is provided in several formats for the convenience of surgeons and office staff.

To request more information, to provide feedback on diagnosis codes, or to suggest additions or changes during the annual review period September to December, contact the Surgical Registry at: surgicalregistry@health.gov.sk.ca

Orthopedic surgery diagnosis-code-builder

While most surgical specialties are provided with a list of complete diagnosis codes, orthopedic surgeons individually select the patient’s diagnosis, the affected part of the body, and the level of functional disability for each surgical case. In total there are more than 2,000 possible combinations of diagnosis, body part and level of urgency. To streamline this process for orthopedic surgeons, a code-builder function was developed by data experts at the Ministry of Health and is available here. This is a web-based tool and no download is required.
Ortho Code-Builder

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2. Endoscopy booking resources

Endoscopy Booking Form

There is a one-page provincial endoscopy booking form for the province, along with a version that includes a physician order section on a second page. Regina and Saskatoon endoscopy booking packages also include the provincial form plus customized respiratory and/or physician order sections.

Endoscopy Booking Form – Provincial
Endoscopy Booking Form – Regina
Endoscopy Booking Form – Saskatoon (will be posted soon)
Endoscopy Booking Form – Physician Orders (will be posted soon)

Saskatchewan uses a diagnosis-based prioritization method to assign priority for procedures in the endoscopy booking system, based on standard categories of patient diagnosis. The Endoscopy Executive Committee, Saskatchewan Health Authority, and the Ministry of Health support this initiative. Physicians performing endoscopy procedures must provide the following data when submitting an endoscopy booking form: a six-character diagnosis code and the associated diagnosis description, which you will find on the Saskatchewan Diagnosis Code List 2025-26 – Endoscopy.