DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Inpatient Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate additional changes in the Medicare payment system. On Oct. 31, the DWC adopted Medicare’s 2023 annual update to the inpatient fee schedule for services provided on or after Dec. 1. Since then, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published correcting amendments in November and December. The latest order adopts Medicare’s revisions. Among other things, the DWC said the amended table with revised hospital spec...