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RVUs for Emergency Service, Office/Outpatient New and Established Codes
The chart below can be used to compare the relative value units for office/outpatient E/M codes (new and established patient) and the emergency service E/M codes.
Emergency Service Codes
(used to report services provided in the ED or the “fast track” area of an ED)
99281 0.62
99282 0.96
99283 1.77
99284 2.71
99285 4.27
Office/Outpatient Codes (New Patient)
99201 0.91
99202 1.44
99203 1.99
99204 2.96
99205 3.72
Office/Outpatient Codes (Established Patient)
(used to report patient visits to urgent care center when patient has been seen by same group within the past three years)
Code Total RVUs
99211 0.38
99212 0.75
99213 1.08
99214 1.64
99215 2.60
Code Total RVUs
(used to report patient visits to off-site urgent care center when patient has not been seen by the group in at least three years) Code Total RVUs
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