geographic practice cost index

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Managed care A scale defined by Medicare based on the relative costs of practicing medicine in specific geographic location. See RBRVS, Work adjuster.

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Also, the amount of your individual reimbursement is subject to the adjusted geographic practice cost index (GPCI) that is calculated for each CPT and E/M code.

Double-dose decline by Isenberg, Steven F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

The amount a doctor receives for seeing a patient on Medicare is determined by the Geographic Practice Cost Index, or GPCI.

Attorney plans lawsuit to force Medicare to pay doctors more: San ... by Long, Jessica / San Diego Business Journal

RVUs vary in different parts of the United States because they are adjusted in accordance with the Geographic Practice Cost Index (

Relative value units. (Practice Management Clinic) by Isenberg, Steven F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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