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What is the correct RVU formula?

[(WORK RVU x PE GPCI) + (PE RVU x WORK GPCI) + (PLI RVU x PLI GPCI)]

[(WORK RVU x WORK GPCI) + (PE RVU x PE GPCI) + (PLI RVU x PLI GPCI)]

RVUs are adjusted by geographic cost indices, and each cost component is scaled separately before being summed. There are three parts: Work, Practice Expense, and Professional Liability Insurance. Each RVU for a component is multiplied by its corresponding GPCI (Work RVU with Work GPCI, PE RVU with PE GPCI, PLI RVU with PLI GPCI) and then these three adjusted values are added together. This yields the total adjusted RVU value used for payment, prior to applying the conversion factor. The correct formula is: (WORK RVU × WORK GPCI) + (PE RVU × PE GPCI) + (PLI RVU × PLI GPCI). The other options mix mismatched GPCI pairings or use addition instead of multiplication, which isn’t how geographic adjustments are applied.

[(WORK RVU x WORK GPCI) + (PE RVU x PLI GPCI) + (PLI RVU x PE GPCI)]

[(WORK RVU + WORK GPCI) + (PE RVU + PE GPCI) + (PLI RVU + PLI GPCI)]