Temporary Rules Would Allow Use of 2018 Billing Codes

Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division has adopted temporary rules to allow the use of 2018 billing codes with the start of the new year. Temporary rules that take effect Jan. 1 will incorporate the 2018 edition of the Current Procedural Terminology codes published by the American Medical Association. The division said it plans to adopt permanent rules to adopt the AMA’s most up-to-date medical billing codes by April 1. The temporary rules are here. ...