Fee Schedule
Feb 1, 2019
Sedgwick Still Reimbursing at 2018 Rates for California
Since the beginning of 2019, Sedgwick CMS has incorrectly used the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule to reimburse providers. Our data indicates that Sedgwick is consistently and in...
Jan 23, 2019
Good-bye CPT 96101 and CPT 96102
For 2019 beloved psychological testing codes 96101 and 96102 have vanished. Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2019, the Medicine/Central Nervous ...
Nov 29, 2018
CA OMFS Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule Update
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted an adjustment to the Inpatient Hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effective for dischar...
Jun 29, 2018
CA OMFS Update: Physician Services and DMEPOS
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted update orders to two sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), both effective July 1, 2018. The...
May 9, 2018
Medical-Legal Complexity Factors: Provider Requirements
Recently, a DaisyBill client faced unreasonable demands from a bill review regarding complexity factors for medical-legal billing code ML104. Fortunately, our client’s refusa...
May 8, 2018
Medical-Legal: When to Bill For Report Preparation
Medical-legal billing is a special kind of tricky. This unique subset of California workers’ comp has its own rules, its own fee schedule, and its own unique complicat...
May 4, 2018
Medical-Legal Fee Schedule: DWC Proposes New Amendments
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced proposed amendments to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule yesterday, May 3. The amendments would make sign...
Apr 6, 2018
Interpreter Fee Schedule: An Imperfect Step in the Right Direction
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) proposed new interpreter fee schedule regulations this week. The changes would create a uniform fee schedule, replacing t...
Feb 2, 2018
2018 Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Cheat Sheet
*Update: The 2021 OMFS updates drastically changed how E/M codes are billed.*Here it is: your complete, downloadable go-to resource for California worker...
Jan 26, 2018
Bill Review: What It Is, and Why It’s Hurting Workers’ Compensation
Bill review is very profitable. Sadly, that profit comes at the expense of other stakeholders in workers’ comp. Bill review is a huge part of the workers’ comp billing...
Jan 24, 2018
Medical-Legal Cheat Sheet: Reimbursements
Update: for dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, refer to our 2021 Med-Legal Cheat Sheet for California workers’ comp.Billing for medical-legal services is one ...
Dec 23, 2017
2018 Radiology Reimbursements (Professional Services): Cheat Sheet
Lately, we brought readers the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)’s recent updates to the Physician fee schedule for evaluation & management and surgery. Today, we take ...