More than half of physicians have felt pressure from an employer to upcode a service in order to drive up RVUs, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physicians and RVUs Report," published Aug. 16.
The report, which surveyed 1,005 physicians between March 1 and May 26, found that over a fourth (26%) of physicians feel frequent pressures to upcode. An additional 27% feel pressures occasionally.
Almost half (48%) of physicians rarely (19%) or never (29%) feel pressure by their employer to upcode.