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Wiki Why are RVUs less if EUS is done with endoscopy?

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PER NCCI the EGD/Colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy is included in the EUS, but the RVUs are lower for all the EUS codes, why? What's to stop us from just coding the scope-only service, since it was done, and the RVUs indicate it is more extensive than the ultrasound?

CPTDescRVU
43235EGD11.03
43259EGD w/ EUS6.26
45378Colonoscopy12.73
45391Colo w/ EUS7.10
45330Sigmoidoscopy7.45
45341Sigmo w/ EUS3.54
 
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