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CA: March 1st Physician Fee Schedule Increases

A reminder for California providers: reimbursement increases for the workers’ comp Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule become effective for all dates of ser...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 3: Newly Payable & Non-Payable Codes

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule for workers’ compensation, effective for...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 2: HCPCS Modifications

Effective for all dates of service on or after March 1, 2026, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) updated the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner F...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 1: Conversion Factor

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) increased the Conversion Factor providers use to determine reimbursement rates under the Physician and Non-Physician...

CA Fee Schedule: 2026 'WC' Report Billing Codes

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) recently announced updates to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner fee schedule, effective for dates of servic...

CA Fee Schedule 2026: Pathology & Clinical Lab Update

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) updated the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effective for servi...

CA Fee Schedule 2026: DMEPOS Update

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) has updated the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedule.All cha...

CA Fee Schedule Update: Physician Services (Q4 2025)

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the state fee schedule for workers’ compen...

CA Providers Among Lowest Paid as Employers Pay Increasing Premiums

California’s Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, recently increased the advisory pure premium rate by 8.7%, to $1.52 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation policies ...

CA OMFS Update: Physician Services (Q3 2025)

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) issued a third-quarter update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Sche...

Helmsman Botches NBC Injury Claim—Underpays Doctor, Demands Refund Anyway (Part 2)

As daisyNews reported yesterday, Helmsman Management Services, LLC attempted to claw back payment from a California provider for plainly bogus reasons. We debunked those reas...

Diabolical Discounts: Disney & MultiPlan Take 56% Off Provider's Bill

Across the nation, providers struggle to treat injured workers without financially damaging their practices. The problem is especially ugly in California, where extreme reimb...