WAC 296-20-135
Conversion factors. (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
$55.34. 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 $3.19 per minute, which is
equivalent to $47.85 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. 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, and51.16.120
(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.]