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Release Number: 2021-28
March 9, 2021

DWC Posts Amendment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers)

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an amendment to the Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule.

The amendment, reflected in an Administrative Director order, adopts Addenda A and B of CMS’ hospital outpatient prospective payment system rate for Calendar Year 2021 found in the [2021 Correction Notice OPPS Addendum A] and [2021 Correction Notice OPPS Addendum B] files, in place of the original files, for services rendered on or after March 1, 2021. The order adopts column A of CMS’ ASC addendum EE found in the [Correction Notice Addenda AA, BB, DD1, DD2, EE] file, in place of the original file, for services rendered on or after March 1, 2021.

The order adopts further revisions to correct technical errors. 

The March 1, 2021 effective date remains the same. The order can be found at the DWC website’s OMFS page.