DWC Approves Quarterly Adjustment to Fee Schedule

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation adjusted the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center fee schedule to conform with changes in the Medicare payment system. The order signed by DWC Administrative Director George Parisotto on Thursday adjusts the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ hospital outpatient prospective payment system (HOPPS) final rule of Nov. 21, and a correction to the final rule that was published Dec. 28. The order also adopts the wage index values in CMS’ ...