DWC Updates Ambulance Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced additional changes to the ambulance fee schedule to comport to changes in Medicare’s payment rules. The DWC on Nov. 18 issued an order adopting Medicare’s calendar year 2023 fee schedule for ambulance services. On Jan. 9, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revised the ambulance fee schedule to incorporate provisions of an appropriations act extending temporary add-on payments. The DWC said its latest order incorporates the changes CMS made in January and applies to services provided on or after Jan...