TWCC Clarifies Billing & Reimbursement for MMI & IR

The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) provides clarification concerning the billing and reimbursement of Commission specific services relating to Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and Impairment Ratings (IR) as found in Rule 134.202 (e)(6), Medical Fee Guideline (MFG), that became effective on August 1, 2003. General Unlike previous MFGs, the 2002 MFG sets reimbursement for assignment of IRs based on the method used to assign the IR: range of motion (ROM) method or diagnostic related estimate (DRE) method. It is not possible to determine which method was used to determi...