DWC Updates Fee Schedules for Outpatient Services, Clinical Labs

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted orders updating two sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule governing rates for clinical labs and outpatient procedures. The division on Tuesday posted an order updating the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers fee schedule that it said adopts the following documents from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: CMS Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, April 2024 “Addendum A” and “Addendum B,” updated March 26. CMS Ambulatory Surgical Center Pay...