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WSI has adopted the AMA’s CPT® Guidelines for telemedicine services. Telemedicine seeks to improve a patient's health by permitting two-way, real time interactive communication between the patient and a physician or practitioner at a distant site.

Effective January 1, 2017, WSI will implement the following fee schedule changes.  Click here to access the full fee schedules. 

Effective July 1, 2016, WSI is initiating a pilot program in which a chiropractor will be required to obtain prior authorization for chiropractic treatment extending beyond the initial office visit.

Effective for dates of service in 2016, WSI adopted new CMS standards regarding billing for drugs of abuse. 

Effective March 1, 2016, WSI will require prior authorization of speech therapy by the Utilization Review (UR) department.

WSI has restructured the Fee Schedule Guidelines, offering a more user-friendly product for 2016.

Effective March 1, 2016, WSI will implement changes regarding the coverage of massage therapy treatment.

WSI recently changed the standard for billing a unilateral procedure performed bilaterally in order to align with CMS.

Effective January 1, 2016, WSI implemented the following fee schedule changes.