DWC Updates ASC, Hospital Outpatient Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering hospital departments and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. The division said the order updating the hospital outpatient departments and ASC section of the fee schedule adopted: The CMS Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System April 2026 “Addendum A” and “Addendum B.” The CMS Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, April 2026 ASC Approved HCPCS Code and Payment Rates — column A e...