Workers' compensation medical fee schedule conversion factors by US state — reimbursement rates, service category breakdowns, fee schedule basis, and effective dates
State-by-state comparison of workers' compensation medical fee schedule conversion factors — the dollar amounts per relative value unit that determine how much providers are reimbursed for services under workers' comp. Each record is one state with the conversion factor(s) by service category, the fee schedule basis (RBRVS, percentage of Medicare, proprietary, or other), the effective date, the update methodology (e.g. annual adjustment by MEI), and the source citation. Factors vary enormously: Texas uses $72.07 for most services and $90.48 for facility surgery; Minnesota uses $67.29 for medical/surgical. Answers 'what is the workers comp conversion factor in [state]', 'how does my state's workers comp fee schedule compare to Medicare', and 'when does the 2026 fee schedule take effect'.
The data
| State | Fee schedule basis | Primary conversion factor ($) | Surgery conversion factor ($) | Other conversion factors | Effective date | Update methodology | Source citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | RBRVS | $67.29 | $67.29 | Pathology and laboratory: $59.91; Physical medicine/rehabilitation: $60.56; Chiropractic: $52.15 | Oct. 1, 2025 | annual update per Minnesota Rules Chapter 5221 | Minnesota Rules Chapter 5221, Parts 5221.4005 to 5221.4062 |
| Texas | RBRVS | $72.07 | $90.48 (facility setting); $72.07 (office setting) | Anesthesia: $72.07; Evaluation and management: $72.07; General medicine: $72.07; Pathology: $72.07; Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $72.07; Radiology: $72.07 | 1/1/26 | annual adjustment by Medicare Economic Index (MEI) | 28 Texas Administrative Code §134.203 |
Where this came from
Every record above links the page it was taken from and quotes the sentence that states it. These are the 2 sources this dataset was assembled from.
- dli.mn.govhttps://www.dli.mn.gov/business/workers-compensation/work-comp-medical-fee-schedules-rbrvs
- tdi.texas.govhttps://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/fee/conversionfactors.html
Machine-readable
- data.jsonThe whole dataset — every record with its source URL and source quote.
- Open Knowledge Format bundleOne JSON object per line — every record's frontmatter and quoted span exactly as it is held here, in one fetch.
- How this is made and checkedWhat "verified against source" does and does not mean.