medical-legal
Aug 12, 2021
Med-Legal ML106: IBRs Leave No Doubt
If it wasn’t clear before, it certainly is now. Physicians should bill for supplemental Medical-Legal reports requested before April 1, 2021 with billing code ML106, regardle...
Aug 2, 2021
CA Med-Legal: ML200 Missed Appointment Payable
An Independent Bill Review (IBR) case affirmed one of the biggest changes to California’s Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS): an established reimbursement for missed Medical-L...
Jul 15, 2021
Sedgwick Violates LACoFD Employer Contract, IBR Drops Ball
A physician agreed to serve as Independent Medical Examiner (IME) for the Labor Management Committee (LMC) representing the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and Lo...
Jul 9, 2021
ML106: Liberty Mutual Must Learn the Rules
California’s all-new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS) debuted back in April, but some claims administrators are still a few steps behind. To bill for supplemental Med...
Jun 29, 2021
Med-Legal Bill Denied for Liability? Request IBR
Certain California workers’ comp payers deny reimbursement for Medical-Legal evaluations by claiming lack of liability for the initial injury. With this twisted, circular log...
Jun 4, 2021
Sedgwick Defies DWC COVID Rules; DWC Washes Hands
Sedgwick defied California workers’ comp regulations, costing a provider thousands in due reimbursement. Unfortunately, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has declin...
May 13, 2021
Download: Med-Legal Graphic Workflow (With Modifiers)
Effective April 1, 2021, the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted an all-new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, complete with new billing codes and modifiers. Like many things ...
May 12, 2021
CNA Repeatedly Ignores California Law
By law, claims administrators must remit payment for Medical-Legal services within 60 days of receiving the physician’s bill. As of this writing, payment to one physician fro...
Apr 29, 2021
Introducing: CA Med-Legal Fee Schedule Report Cards
At DaisyBill, we strive to help providers and their staff navigate the complexities of workers’ comp billing and payment, to ensure proper reimbursement. To that end, we’re d...
Apr 8, 2021
2021 CA Med-Legal Billing Codes Pocket Guide
California has a new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS), effective April 1. To help medical-legal evaluators and their staff navigate these (drastic) changes, we created a dow...
Apr 1, 2021
Medical-Legal Cheat Sheet for CA Workers' Comp
It’s official: California workers’ compensation has a new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS). The updated MLFS is effective for dates of service on or after April 1, 20...
Mar 31, 2021
New CA Med-Legal Fee Schedule Effective April 1
California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) issued final approval of the revamped Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS) for workers’ compensation, effective for dates of serv...