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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA |
| Employees' Benefits |
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| Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor |
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| Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, As Amended |
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| Information for Medical Providers |
(a) OWCP shall accept a provider's designation of the code to
identify a billed procedure or service if the code is consistent with
medical reports and other evidence. Where no code is supplied, OWCP may
determine the code based on the narrative description of the procedure
on the billing form and in associated medical reports. OWCP will pay no
more than the maximum allowable fee for that procedure.
(b) If the charge submitted for a service supplied to an injured
employee exceeds the maximum amount determined to be reasonable
according to the schedule, OWCP shall pay the amount allowed by the
schedule for that service and shall notify the provider in writing that
payment was reduced for that service in accordance with the schedule.
OWCP shall also notify the provider of the method for requesting
reconsideration of the balance of the charge.