OMFS

2021 E/M Reimbursement Rates for CA Workers' Comp

As we reported previously, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation made major changes to Evaluation and Management (E/M) billing for 2021. In addition to updati...

CA OMFS: E/M Billing - 2021 Major Changes

Effective March 1, updates to California’s Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule significantly alter the way providers bill for Evaluation and Management (E/M...

CA OMFS - Reimbursements Reduced for Physician Services

Yesterday, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced the 2021 reimbursement changes to the Physician Services section of the Official Medical Fee Sched...

CA DWC: 2021 Fee Schedule Updates as of 1/5/2021

California workers’ comp fee schedules change on a regular basis, though not always on a precise schedule. This article sums up the late 2020 and early 2021 updates thus far ...

DWC Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes

In a Newsline dated October 27, 2020, the California Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) announced the adoption of the updated Medicare List of Telehealth Services, which ...

CPT 99072 for Extra Time and Supplies for COVID-19

Medical practices, including practices that treat injured or sick workers, have implemented numerous changes to safely treat patients in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2020

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 ...

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-...

Convoluted Coding: Applied Underwriters Tries to Shortchange Provider

For anyone concerned by the lack of providers willing to treat injured workers, the following dark tale perfectly illustrates the reason so many providers flee workers’ comp....

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 ...

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...

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 ...