Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of the 15th edition of WCRI’s free Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation (MPI-WC) report, which is focused on providing stakeholders with a tool for monitoring changes in prices paid for medical professional services for injured workers in different states, and to discuss comparison results and trends in relation to fee schedules.
The Index tracks medical prices paid in 36 states from 2008 to 2022 for professional services billed by physicians, physical and occupational therapists, and chiropractors. Services fall into eight groups: evaluation and management, physical medicine, surgery, major and minor radiology, neurological testing, pain management injections, and emergency care. Also included is a discussion of the price trends in a number of states with major fee schedule changes.