Relative Value Scales
Synonyms
Relative Value Scale
Relative Value Schedules
Relative-Value Schedule
Relative-Value Schedules
Resource Based Relative Value Scale
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
Scale, Relative Value
Scales, Relative Value
Schedule, Relative-Value
Schedules, Relative-Value
Coded listings of physician or other professional services using units that indicate the relative value of the various services they perform. They take into account time, skill, and overhead cost required for each service, but generally do not consider the relative cost-effectiveness. Appropriate conversion factors can be used to translate the abstract units of the relative value scales into dollar fees for each service based on work expended, practice costs, and training costs.