On February 25, all active members of the American Academy of Family Physicians received an invitation to participate in the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) survey for physician office visits (99202-99205, 99211-99215) and a new prolonged services code (99XXX). The invitation and link to the survey came from AAFP President John Cullen, MD. The subject line of the email reads “Please Participate in Important Office Visit Survey: Deadline March 18, 2019.” As an active member of the AAFP, please look for this email and take the time to complete this survey.
The link in the email message from Dr. Cullen is user specific so you will need to find the email from Dr. Cullen to take the RUC survey. Remember – complete, don’t delete.
The email also contains a staff contact should you have any difficulty completing that important survey. Don’t hesitate to contact the AAFP by calling 800.274.2237 should you have any issues locating the email from Dr. Cullen. For more information on the RUC survey process, please watch the Understanding the RUC Survey Instrument YouTube video.
Office visit codes are long overdue for an update and this is your opportunity to have a meaningful impact on relative values for Medicare payment as it relates to physician work and direct practice expense.