Relatively undervalued: comparing the work relative value units of neuropsychological evaluation to other services

Conclusions: E&M code wRVUs increase with case complexity reflecting greater work intensity, and a modifier to PE and psychotherapy captures additional effort needed in complex cases. In contrast, NPE codes lack a complexity modifier, and NPE wRVUs are lower than those of PE and psychotherapy, the latter of which can be billed by master's level providers. NPE is undervalued compared to PE and psychotherapy based on wRVUs currently assigned to the CPT codes used for the respective services.PMID:37881944 | DOI:10.1080/13854046.2023.2272788
Source: The Clinical Neuropsychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research