Commission Proposes 5% Average Fee Schedule Increase

The Arizona Industrial Commission proposed updates to the sections of its Physician's and Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule to propose an average 5% increase in payments for surgery, radiology and special service codes.The fee schedule changes were proposed after a comparison of payments in Arizona to what is paid in survey states, including Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah and Washington state. Increases are recommended on codes for which Arizona values are below the 75th percentile of surveyed states. Current values that are between the 75th and 100th percentile of su...