Wiki Sbrt - 77373

[denisek1028]

I am having a hard time finding the work RVU associated with 77373. Can someone help me with this?

Thanks!

 

[mhstrauss]

I am having a hard time finding the work RVU associated with 77373. Can someone help me with this?

Thanks!

77377 doesn't appear to be a valid code for 2015. Are you looking for info for past years?

 

[denisek1028]

Hi Meagan, 77373 is the code I am looking for.

 

[mhstrauss]

Hi Meagan, 77373 is the code I am looking for.

I'm sorry! Guess I hadn't had enough coffee yet then
I don't see it in the RVU files either; not sure where else to look, or an explanation of why Medicare doesn't have one.

 

[CodingKing]

Total RVU 37.75

0 for work
37.68 Overhead/Practice Expense (Office and facility are the same)
0.07 Malpractice

This code has a PCTC indicator of 3 which means technical component only code. Technical components don't have a work RVU. only Practice expense and Malpractice.

3 Technical Component Only Codes--This indicator identifies stand- alone codes that describe the technical component (i.e., staff and equipment costs) of selected diagnostic tests for which there is an associated code that describes the professional component of the diagnostic test only. An example of a technical component only code is 93202--Phonocardiogram; Tracing Only. It also identifies codes that are covered only as diagnostic tests and therefore do not have a related professional code. Modifiers 26 and TC cannot be used with these codes. The total RVUs for technical component only codes include values for practice expense and malpractice expense only.