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Release Number: 2021-128
Date: December 24, 2021

DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to relevant 2022 changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The Administrative Director update order adopting the OMFS adjustments is effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2022. The adjustments include the following.

  • Updated relative value units
  • Updated Current Procedural Terminology coding
  • Updated conversion factors
  • Updated Table A – anesthesia conversion factors adjusted for Geographic Practice Cost Index
  • Updated telehealth list

The Order, effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2022, and related documents can be found at the DWC OMFS physician fee schedule webpage.