Many practices are so hungry for patients that they sign up on patient contracts that are not as much of a benefit as they should be. One of the contract types is Workers Compensation. Most doctors will see a work comp patient if they come into their office, but many practices and specialties actually look for these types of patients. But should YOU look for these patients? Do you know if your state is directed or non-directed? Does your state have a state mandated fee schedule or not? If so, what is the fee schedule? After extensive research HNA put together a work comp grid specifically to assist our doctors in making this decision. Keep in mind that if you are in a directed state, this means that an employer tells the employee what doctor they must go see for an injury. Whereas a non- directed state the employee chooses what doctor to go see. Of course a state mandated fee schedule is a fee schedule the state has produced as to the charges you will be reimbursed for these services. This seems easy enough but what to do with this information? Well, if you are contracting with a private carrier your fee schedule may be a cpt code fee schedule or a percentage of a mandated fee schedule.