ACEP ID:

Top 20 ED Reimbursement Codes

Service    

CPT Code    

Work RVUs

Practice Expense RVUs    

PLI     RVUs    

Total RVUs

Level IV ED Exam 

99284

2.74

0.54

0.28

3.56

Level III ED Exam

99283

1.60

0.33

0.18

2.11

Level V ED Exam

99285

4.00

0.75

0.42

5.17

Rhythm EKG Interpretation Report

93042

0.15

0.04

0.01

0.20

Level II ED Exam

99282

0.93

0.21

0.10

1.24

Single Laceration up to 2.5cm (scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk-including hands and feet)

12001

0.84

0.32

0.17

1.33

Single Laceration up to 2.5cm (face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips) and/or mucous membranes

12011

1.07

0.35

0.21

1.63

Application of short leg splint (calf to foot)

29515

0.73

0.60

0.11

1.44

Critical Care 1st Hour

99291

4.50

1.42

0.40

6.33

Single Laceration Repair 2.6 to 7.5cm (scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk-including hands and feet)

12002

1.14

0.38

0.22

1.74

Application of Finger Splint

29130

0.50

0.27

0.09

0.86

Application of Short Arm Splint (forearm to hand)

29125

0.50

0.58

0.09

1.17

Level I ED Exam

99281

0.48

0.11

0.05

0.64

Application of Long Leg Splint (thigh to ankle or toes)

29505

0.69

0.70

0.11

1.50

Treatment of Shoulder Dislocation

23650

3.53

4.63

0.73

9.84

Spinal Puncture - Lumbar

62270

1.22

0.40

0.20

1.82

Dressings and/or Debridement of Partial-Thickness Burns

16020

0.71

0.78

0.11

1.60

Single Laceration 2.6 up to 5.0cm (face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips) and/or mucous membranes

12013

1.22

0.26

0.24

1.72

Endotracheal Intubation 

31500

3.00

0.73

0.42

4.15

Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single

10060

1.22

1.74

0.12

3.08

  Updated 03/18/2022

 

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