BWC Adopts New Medical Fee Schedules Showing Modest Increases

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has adopted new fee schedules and reimbursement rules for ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient services. The bureau is required to review the fees annually. Hospital outpatient reimbursement is set as a percentage of Medicare's rates, which are updated annually, the bureau said in a bulletin last week. The changes this year appear to show a modest increase for most services. For ambulatory surgical centers, introduction or removal procedures for the musculoskeletal system — current procedural terminology (CPT) code 20692, ...