Division Issues Memo on Ambulatory Surgical Center Rates

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a memorandum Monday regarding the calculation of ambulatory surgical center (ASC) fully implemented facility reimbursement rates for 2009.The calculated 2009 fully implemented Medicare ASC facility reimbursement rate is used in the calculations required to determine the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation facility reimbursement to a specific center.Fee guidelines adopted by the division for non-network services are based on the most current reimbursement methodologies, models and values or weights used by the Federal Centers fo...