Radiology Business March 20, 2025
Changes to the practice-expense component of the relative value unit (RVU) could have an outsized impact on imaging, according to a new review article published in JACR.
Practice expenses are one of three parts of the total RVU, used to calculate physician payments. Across the entire Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, PE accounts for almost 50% of the RVU, but in radiology that figure is 70%.
The discussion comes after the American Medical Association recently finalized results from its Physician Practice Information Survey, conducted to ensure Medicare calculates pay based on accurate cost estimates. Physician advocates hope Congress will consider this information to mitigate annual Medicare cuts, including a 2.8% conversion factor reduction implemented Jan. 1.
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