Fee Schedule
Mar 30, 2020
OMFS & COVID-19: Updates to Pathology Fee Schedule
California’s Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) ordered adjustments to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section of the state’s Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) f...
Feb 3, 2020
Alert: DWC Retroactively Updates CA OMFS
Last Thursday, January 30, 2020, the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) released a retroactive change to the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule. Announced in Newsline #2020-...
Jan 13, 2020
2020 CA Workers’ Comp E/M Cheat Sheet
Hooray! In 2020 reimbursements increased across the board for Evaluation & Management (E&M) codes!Below we’ve compiled a nifty reimbursement cheat sheet for the seven ...
Oct 15, 2019
CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2019
A new order from the Administrative Director of California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updates the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services portion of ...
Oct 10, 2019
CA OMFS: DMEPOS Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2019
In Newsline No.: 2019-75, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced updates to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthe...
Oct 8, 2019
CA OMFS: Pathology/Clinical Lab Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2019
On October 4, 2019, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered an update to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedu...
Jul 10, 2019
CA OMFS: DMEPOS Fee Schedule Update Effective 7/1/2019
In Newsline No.: 2019-53, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced updates to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthe...
Jul 9, 2019
CA OMFS Update: Pathology/Clinical Lab Fee Schedule for 7/1/2019
On July 8, 2019, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered an update to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule ...
Jun 25, 2019
CA Physician MUE Reimbursement Change as of 7/1/2019
In Newsline No.: 2019-46, the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) announced changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services / Non-Physician Practit...
May 29, 2019
Let's Make This Clear: Workers' Comp Is Not Medicare
A recent post by Joe Paduda perpetuates the common but incorrect practice of analogizing workers’ comp to Medicare. In his discussion, Paduda notes that Medicare pays much le...
May 17, 2019
Alert: More Unreasonable Physician Reporting Demands
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...
Apr 5, 2019
8 Minute How-To: Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR)
This short, free, and super-useful video demystifies Multiple Procedure Payment Reductions (MPPRs) for Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services in California.