Relative Value Units (RVUs)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical reimbursement metric
gptkbp:appliesTo Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
gptkbp:basisFor physician service valuation
gptkbp:component gptkb:Medicare_Physician_Fee_Schedule
malpractice RVU
practice expense RVU
work RVU
gptkbp:determines physician reimbursement amount
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Relative Value Units (RVUs)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1992
gptkbp:measures relative resources required for medical services
gptkbp:multipliedBy conversion factor
gptkbp:regulates CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Resource-Based_Relative_Value_Scale_(RBRVS)
fee-for-service payment model
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Medicare
private health insurers
gptkbp:usedFor physician payment calculation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States_healthcare_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Resource-Based_Relative_Value_Scale_(RBRVS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7