DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to relevant 2019 changes in the Medicare payment system. The second order for the 2019 annual update to the inpatient hospital fee schedule applies to discharges occurring on or after Nov. 1, the division said. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a notice Oct. 8 that corrected the fiscal year 2020 Impact File, and Tables 3 and 5. The DWC’s order adopts the latest changes made by Medicare, including the revis...