What Is the RUC?

W.D. Donovan

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A2767

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What Is the RUC?

W.D. Donovan

American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2011, 32 (9) 1583-1584; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2767

W.D. Donovan

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SUMMARY: We describe a crucial but little-known constituent of the Medicare payment system.

Abbreviations

ACR: American College of Radiology
AMA: American Medical Association
ASNR: American Society of Neuroradiology
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPT: current procedural technology
MedPAC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
RBRVS: RVS: Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
RUC: AMA/Specialty Services RVS Update Committee
RVU: relative value unit

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