Work RVU calculator
This RVU calculator multiplies a work RVU by the work GPCI and a CY 2026 Medicare conversion factor, with an optional total using PE and malpractice RVUs.
How this RVU calculator works
Work-only estimate = Work RVU × Work GPCI × CF. If you enter PE and MP RVUs, total = ((Work RVU × Work GPCI) + (PE RVU × PE GPCI) + (MP RVU × MP GPCI)) × CF. Defaults are the CY 2026 PFS conversion factors: $33.4009 non-QP and $33.5675 QP. Browse the free tools hub for more.
Arithmetic only
This is arithmetic from numbers you enter. It is not the CMS Physician Fee Schedule, not a payment determination, and it ignores modifiers, locality beyond the GPCI you typed, sequestration, and the 2026 efficiency adjustment to some work RVUs. Defaults are CY 2026 PFS conversion factors: $33.4009 non-QP and $33.5675 QP.
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Optional: total payment (PE and malpractice)
Enter a work RVU of 0 or more to see the estimate.
FAQ
- What is a work RVU?
- A work relative value unit (work RVU) measures the physician time, skill, and intensity behind a service under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It is one of three RVU components, alongside practice expense (PE) and malpractice (MP).
- What does the GPCI do?
- The Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) adjusts each RVU component for local cost differences. Each locality has a separate work, PE, and MP GPCI; multiplying an RVU by its GPCI gives the geographically adjusted RVU.
- Why are there two conversion factors in 2026?
- Starting in CY 2026, Medicare uses separate conversion factors: $33.5675 for qualifying APM participants (QPs) and $33.4009 for everyone else (non-QP). Pick the one that applies to the billing clinician.
Educational only. Not a credentialing determination, not legal advice, and not a substitute for each facility’s policy. Work RVU calculator does not submit files to hospitals or GHX/Vendormate/Symplr.