WCD Updates Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedules

The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Division has published Addendum 3 to its 2018 fee schedule, containing updates to the hospital and ambulatory surgery center fee schedules. Addendum 3 will replace pages 87-95 of the 2018 Workers' Compensation Prevailing Reimbursement/ Maximum Fee Schedule. The hospital fee schedule lists facilities by name and location, along with their reimbursement rates for the first and second day of a hospital stay, and reimbursement for the third day and beyond. The fee schedule also says whether the cost of implants or devices has been carved out for each f...