Table 1c:

Definition, rationale, and data source for customized relative value unit (cRVU) for a transplant surgeon, customized relative value unit (cRVU).

CPT4 Codes	CPT4 Description Activity	RVU*	RVU Rationale	Sample Data Source
32850	Donor pneumonectomy, including cold preservation, lung procurement research only	2.81	Based on $160 payment, 160/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
33940	Donor cardiectomy, including cold preservation, heart procurement research only	2.81	Based on $160 payment, 160/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
44132	Donor enterectomy, including cold preservation, intestine procurement research only	2.81	Based on $160 payment, 160/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
47133	Donor hepatectomy, including cold preservation, liver procurement	79.22	Based on $4,370 payment, 4370/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
48550	Donor pancreatectomy, including cold preservation, pancreas procurement (with or without duodenal segment)	30.09	Based on $1,660 payment, 1,660/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
50300	Donor nephrectomy, including cold preservation, kidney procurement (unilateral or bilateral)	22.66	Based on $1,250 payment, 1,250/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket
S2900	Robotic-assisted surgery	30% of wRVU	Credit for additional time (average 2 hrs.) and complexity associated with robotic surgery	EMR
Mnemonic
DRYRU	Surgeons travel for organ procurement but no organs recovered (dry-run)	11.33	Based on $625 payment, 625/$55.16 per wRVU	Fee ticket

Abbreviation: CPT4: Current Procedural Terminology, 4^th Edition.

^*RVUs assigned to the CPT codes to capture work effort.