. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jul;130(1):225–237. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318254b43b

Table 6.

Surgical Relative Value Units

	Procedure	CPT code	Description	Work RVU	Work GPCI	PE RVU	PE GPCI	PLI RVU	PLI GPCI	Total RVU
1.	Removal of ruptured implant	19330	Removal of implant material	8.54	1.029	8.35	1.026	1.66	1.855	20.43
2.	Removal of ruptured implant and insert new implants in augmentation	19325	Enlarge breast with implant	8.64	1.029	8.71	1.026	1.69	1.855	20.96
3.	Removal of ruptured implant and insert new implants in reconstruction	19342	Delayed breast prosthesis	12.63	1.029	12.19	1.026	2.44	1.855	30.02
4.	Removal of ruptured implant and Mastopexy	19316	Suspension of breasts	11.09	1.029	9.46	1.026	2.19	1.855	25.24

Total RVU = (Work RVU × Work GPCI) + (PE RVU × PE GPCI) + (PLI RVU × PLI GPCI)

Medicare reimbursement = [Total RVU + (Anesthesia RVU × Anesthesia GPCI)] × fee schedule conversion factor

RVU-Relative Value Unit

GPCI- Geographic Practice Cost Index

PE RVU-Practice expense RVU

PLI RVU - Physician Liability RVU