Most Recent Articles
Apr 5, 2016
Fee Alert: April 1 Fee Schedule Changes (Physician Services + DMEPOS)
Effective for all dates of service on or after April 1, 2016, the DWC adopted changes to the Physician Services and Non-Physician Practitioner Services fee schedule. Reimburs...
Apr 25, 2016
Fee Alert: Series of Changes to Work Comp Fee Schedules
To determine reimbursements for Physician services rendered in 2016, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted three different Physician Fee Schedules since January...
May 18, 2015
Mastering Work Comp: CPT 99358, Conversion Factors, & Tips
Today I continue to answer questions from our recent webinar about the March 1st changes to the Physician fee schedule.
Feb 4, 2016
Most Frequently Used Procedure Codes: 2016 Work Comp OMFS Changes
Today’s article focuses on the reimbursement changes to the most frequently used procedure codes in the Physician Fee Schedule of the workers’ comp OMFS. These codes include ...
Jan 26, 2016
Radiology and California Specific Codes: 2016 Fee Schedule Changes
As part of an ongoing series on Important 2016 OMFS Changes implemented by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation, this article focuses on reimbursement changes to ...
Apr 25, 2014
More Workers' Comp Fee Schedule Changes
The DWC passed changes to the workers’ comp fee schedules, affecting:Pathology and clinical laboratory feesRelative Value FileCCI EditsMedi-Cal Ph...
Jan 9, 2014
How Do I Keep Track of Fee Schedules?
We wish we had a better answer for this other than the one we're going to give you which is how we keep track:
Aug 3, 2018
CA DWC Revises OMFS Update, Resolves MUE/Acupuncture Confusion
A recently adopted Medicare Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) assigned a value of “0” to many common workers’ comp billing codes, including those for acupuncture services. Provid...
Jul 5, 2017
Still Waiting on Adoption of Q3 DMEPOS Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) typically posts an order every quarter adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics (DMEPOS) sec...
Jul 7, 2017
Q3 2017 DMEPOS Fee Schedule Adopted By DWC
After keeping us waiting for a few days, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) officially posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic...
Apr 19, 2017
Understanding the Difference Between 99080 and WC007
Everything changed when the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted the RBRVS-based Physician Fee schedule on January 1, 2014. We don’t say that to be dramatic – everything...
Mar 22, 2017
2017 Fee Schedule Changes Again – Learn How to Keep Up
Well, that didn’t take long. Earlier this month – only eight days after officially adopting the Quarter 1 Physician Fee Schedule – the California Division of Workers’ Compens...