Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-20 - Medical aid rules › BILLING › Section 296-20-135 - Conversion factors

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Conversion
				factors are used to calculate payment levels for services reimbursed under the
				Washington resource based relative value scale (RBRVS), and for anesthesia
				services payable with base and time units.
(2)
Washington RBRVS
services
				have a conversion factor of $59.98. The fee schedules list the reimbursement
				levels for these services.
(3)
Anesthesia services
that are paid with base and time units have a
				conversion factor of $3.89 per minute, which is equivalent to $58.35 per 15
				minutes. The base units and payment policies can be found in the fee
				schedules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020(1) and
					 51.04.030. 12-11-107, §
					 296-20-135, filed 5/22/12, effective 7/1/12; 11-12-019, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 5/24/11, effective 7/1/11; 10-10-107, § 296-20-135, filed 5/4/10,
					 effective 7/1/10; 08-09-121, § 296-20-135, filed 4/22/08, effective
					 7/1/08; 07-10-082, § 296-20-135, filed 5/1/07, effective 7/1/07;
					 06-09-071, § 296-20-135, filed 4/18/06, effective 7/1/06; 05-09-062,
					 § 296-20-135, filed 4/19/05, effective 7/1/05; 04-09-100, §
					 296-20-135, filed 4/20/04, effective 7/1/04; 03-14-043, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 6/24/03, effective 8/1/03; 02-10-129, § 296-20-135, filed 5/1/02,
					 effective 7/1/02; 01-10-026, § 296-20-135, filed 4/24/01, effective
					 7/1/01; 00-09-077, § 296-20-135, filed 4/18/00, effective 7/1/00.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020(4) and
					 51.04.030. 99-10-043, §
					 296-20-135, filed 4/30/99, effective 7/1/99; 98-09-125, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 4/22/98, effective 7/1/98; 97-10-017, § 296-20-135, filed 4/28/97,
					 effective 7/1/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020 and
					 51.04.030. 96-19-060. §
					 296-20-135, filed 9/16/96, effective 10/17/96; 96-10-086, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 5/1/96, effective 7/1/96; 95-17-001 § 296-20-135, filed 8/2/95,
					 effective 10/1/95; 95-05-072, § 296-20-135, filed 2/15/95, effective
					 3/18/95. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020,
					 51.04.030 and 1993 c 159.
					 94-02-045 and 94-03-008, § 296-20-135, filed 12/30/93 and 1/6/94,
					 effective 3/1/94; 93-16-072, § 296-20-135, filed 8/1/93, effective 9/1/93.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020(4) and
					 51.04.030. 91-02-063, §
					 296-20-135, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/28/91; 88-24-011 (Order 88-28), §
					 296-20-135, filed 12/1/88, effective 1/1/89; 87-03-004 (Order 86-45), §
					 296-20-135, filed 1/8/87; 83-24-016 (Order 83-35), § 296-20-135, filed
					 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-24-050 (Order 82-39), § 296-20-135, filed
					 11/29/82, effective 7/1/83. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.020(4),
					 51.04.030, and
					 51.16.120(3).
					 81-24-041 (Order 81-28), § 296-20-135, filed 11/30/81, effective 1/1/82;
					 80-18-033 (Order 80-24), § 296-20-135, filed 12/1/80, effective 1/1/81.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  51.04.030 and
					 51.16.035. 79-12-086 (Order
					 79-18), § 296-20-135, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80; Order 77-27,
					 § 296-20-135, filed 11/30/77, effective 1/1/78; Order 76-34, §
					 296-20-135, filed 11/24/76, effective 1/1/77; Order 75-39, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 11/28/75, effective 1/1/76; Order 74-7, § 296-20-135, filed 1/30/74;
					 Order 71-6, § 296-20-135, filed 6/1/71; Order 68-7, § 296-20-135,
					 filed 11/27/68, effective 1/1/69.