Relative Values For Physicians, 2006

by Ingenix

• ISBN13: 9781563376443
• ISBN10: 156337644X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Ingenix Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
User Guide	1	(1)
Definitions of Terms in Relative Values for Physicians	1	(1)
The Global Period	2	(1)
Historical Background	3	(1)
Relative Value Studies --- Legal and Fair	3	(1)
The Research Behind Relative Value Units	4	(1)
Relative Values for Physicians with CPT Codes	4	(1)
How to Use This Relative Value Scale	5	(1)
Determining Fees	5	(1)
Conversion Factor Development	5	(9)
Productivity Measurement	14	(2)
Cost and Profitability Analysis	16	(1)
Capitation	17	(1)
RVUs and the Capitation Contract	17	(2)
Modifiers	19	(8)
Anesthesia	27	(18)
Guidelines	27	(1)
Calculations of Total Anesthesia Values	27	(8)
Anesthesia Section	35	(10)
Surgery	45	(234)
Guidelines	45	(4)
Surgery Section	49	(230)
Radiology	279	(56)
Guidelines	279	(1)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)	280	(1)
Radiology Section	281	(54)
Pathology and Laboratory	335	(92)
Guidelines	335	(2)
Pathology and Laboratory Section	337	(90)
Medicine	427	(58)
Guidelines	427	(2)
Medicine Section	429	(56)
Evaluation and Management	485	(26)
Guidelines	485	(5)
Evaluation and Management Section	490	(21)
Category II Codes	511	(4)
Category III Codes	515	(8)
HCPCS	523	(216)
HCPCS Disclaimer	523	(1)
Level II (HCPCS/National) Modifiers	523	(7)
HCPCS Section	530	(209)
R Code Crosswalk	739	(4)
Procedural Index	743