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H458 Application Exercise 5 – Physician Services
Physician Payments: Relative Value Units
Last week we learned the calculation of payments for physician services.P
RVU Information
2012: Code 44389 Work 3.13; PE (Non Facility) 8.4; PE (Facility) 1.91; MP 0.49
Code 58800 Work 4.66; PE (Non Facility) 4.12; PE (Facility) 3.56; MP 0.79
Code 13100 Work 3.17; PE (Non Facility) 5.56; PE (Facility) 3.28; MP 0.50
Conversion Factor $34.0376
GPCI Information.
2012: Work GPCI: 0.998 PE GPCI: 0.981 MP GPCI: 0.619
Code |
Description |
Work RVU |
Work GPCI |
PE RVU |
PE GPCI |
MP RVU |
MP GPCI |
FAC TOTAL RVU |
Total Payment |
2012 |
Conversion Factor $34.0376 |
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44389 |
Colonoscopy with bioposy –Non Facility |
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44389 |
Colonoscopy with bioposy – in Facility |
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58800 |
Ovarian Cyst – Non Facility |
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58800 |
Ovarian Cyst – Facility |
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13100 |
Wound Repair – Non Facility |
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13100 |
Wound Repair - Facility |
a
.(Work RVU*Work GPCI)+(Practice Expense RVU*Practice ExpenseGPCI)+(Malpractice RVU*Malpractice GPCI)=Total RVU
Total RVU*Conversion factor=Medicare allowable payments
Work RVU=3.13,WG PCI=0.998,PE RVU=8.43,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.49,MP GPCI=0.619
Based on the formula(3.13*0.998)+(8.43*0.981)+(0.49*0.619)
3.12374+8.26983+0.30331=11.69688
11.69688*conversion factor=11.69688*34.0376=398.134
b .
W RVU=3.13,WGPCI=0.998,PE RVU=1.91,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.49,MPGPCI=0.619
3.12374+1.87371+0.30331=5.30076
5.30076*34.0376=180.46
c
W RVU=4.62,W GPCI=0.998,PE RVU=4.14,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.76,MP GPCI=0.619
4.61076+4.06134+0.47044=9.14254
9.14254*34.0376=311.2
d
W RVU=4.62,WGPCI=0.998,PE RVU=3.54,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.76,MP GPCI=0.619
4.61076+3.47274+0.47044=8.55394
8.55394*34.0376=291.16
e
W RVU=3.17,WG PCI=O.998,PE RVU=5.53,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.50,MP GPCI=0.619
3.16366+5.42493+0.3095=8.89809
8.89809*34.0376=302.87
f
W RVU=3.17,W GPCI=0.998,PE RVU=3.24,PE GPCI=0.981,MP RVU=0.50,MP GPCI=0.619
3.16366+3.17844+0.3095=6.6516
6.6516*34.0376=226.40