Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-12-2015
Abstract
This publication reviews Medicare's relative value units (RVUs), which are assigned to each physician service to represent the resources required to provide the service relative to all other physician services. Three types of resources are included: physician work, that is, the physician time and effort; practice expenses, such as clinical staff and equipment; and professional liability insurance. Each service's RVUs are multiplied by a common dollar conversion factor to determine the Medicare payment.
Recommended Citation
Coberly, Sally, "Relative Value Units (RVUs)" (2015). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 281.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/281
Open Access
yes
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