Download Our CA Injured Worker Intake Form [New and Updated]
Jun 20, 2019
Easy workers’ comp billing starts with a thorough intake process.California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has strict billing and payment guidelines. For pr...
CA Payors Put the Squeeze on Providers (Again)
Jun 13, 2019
In California, box 1a of the CMS 1500 billing form is for the injured worker’s Social Security Number (SSN). When the claims administrator insists the provider populate box 1...
Alert: More Unreasonable Physician Reporting Demands
May 17, 2019
When it comes to billing complications, some California payers are demanding documentation for time-based procedure codes; a demand that is unsubstantiated by California work...
4 Minute How-To: Employer Responsibilities in California Workers' Comp
Mar 18, 2019
Watch the second installment in DaisyBill’s free educational video series on workers’ compensation billing.This short video explains the different ways that an employe...
6 Minute How-To: Completing a CMS 1500 for California Workers’ Comp
Mar 8, 2019
DaisyBill is all about making workers’ comp billing easier and more understandable. To that end, we launched a new video series aimed at mastering the ins and outs of this co...
Assistant at Surgery: All You Need to Know
Mar 4, 2019
Last week, we opened Pandora’s box on co-surgeons and team surgery. Notably left in the box was a discussion on assistant(s) at surgery. Typically this arises when physicians...
Co-Surgery vs. Team Surgery: All You Need to Know
Feb 26, 2019
Surgery in workers’ compensation cases opens a Pandora’s box: reserves go up, nurse case managers get involved, and surgeons need to justify every detail of their billing to ...
Reminder: Timely Bills Are Mandatory
Feb 14, 2019
Late bills will not be paid. Period. Timely billing has been in effect in California workers’ compensation since January 1, 2017, but we still see providers missing th...
The 5 Point Checklist for CPT Codes 99358 and 99359
Nov 18, 2018
The 2017 Physician Fee Schedule, officially adopted by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) for dates of service on or after March 1, included a number of c...
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CA Providers: Do Not Alter Bill When Submitting Second Review Appeal
Sep 14, 2018
To appeal incorrect reimbursements or bill denials, California providers must submit timely and compliant requests for second review. To date, DaisyBill clients have recovere...
Reminder: Refunds Not Required for CA Workers' Comp Bills
Sep 5, 2018
In November, we published our first post on the matter of accidental overpayments by claims administrators in California. With some claims administrators (understandably) con...
Get a Handle on CA Workers' Comp With New Webinar Series
Aug 17, 2018
If our blog has one theme, it’s that workers’ compensation billing and payment is a pain. It’s complicated, convoluted, and sometimes, downright frustrating. That’s wh...