DWC Updates Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule

The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order revising the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center fee schedule to reflect changes made by Medicare. The DWC on Thursday announced that it adopted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rates — Addenda" updated Oct. 13. The update applies to services provided on or after Oct. 1. Earlier in October, the division announced updates to the hospital outpatient and ASC section of the fee schedule that adopted: The CMS Medicare Hospital Outpa...