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RVUs for Labs
Where do I find the relative value units (RVUs) for clinical laboratory CPT codes?
Question: Where do I find the relative value units (RVUs) for clinical laboratory CPT codes?
Answer: There are no RVUs for the majority of lab codes. Why?
Because Medicare, the entity that makes up the RVUs, considers them to be incident to the E&M code and therefore not payable.
If you're looking to set your fees, you'll need to evaluate the allowable that you see from your commercial carriers - then mark up the fees a bit and that's your charge.
For example, say 81000 pays zero from Medicare, zero from Medicaid, $12 from Cigna, and $18 from Blue Cross Blue Shield. Set your fee at $25 or so. (These numbers are hypothetical. You'll need to capture them for your carriers.)
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
