Carrier Must Pay Bill for Worker's Knee Surgery

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an order from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ordering a carrier to pay the full amount billed by a treatment provider for an injured worker’s knee surgery. An employee of S&B Hauling & Construction suffered a knee injury at work in July 2020. S&B’s insurance carrier authorized The Center for Surgical Specialties PC to perform arthroscopic surgery to repair the employee's knee. Surgical Specialties billed the carrier $19,763 for its services. The carrier paid Surgical Specialties $11,566.52 but refused to pay...