DWC Updates Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting changes to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center fee schedule to reflect additional changes made by Medicare. The division announced that it adopted the third and latest update to addenda in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The latest order adopts the July 21 updates to HOPPS Addendum A and Addendum B. The changes apply to services provided on or after July 1. On July 3, the division adopted updated addenda as ...