A new WCRI study, Evaluation of the 2015 Fee Schedule Rates in Illinois, compares the fee schedule rates and Medicare rates for a variety of medical services in Illinois as of 2015. The medical services covered in the report are professional medical services, hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) facility services related to surgical procedures, and hospital inpatient services. The analysis focused on the most common services delivered to injured workers within each category.

 

Additionally, to provide some context on where Illinois stands with respect to other states, the study compared the fee schedules in Illinois relative to Medicare (as of 2015) with fee schedule rates relative to Medicare in other states (as of 2011) for professional medical services. The study computed the workers' compensation fee schedule rate as a percentage above or below the Medicare rate.