Flexible Participant Experience
Log in to the Client Portal to submit data (i.e., APP, benefits, employee, executive, investment and physician) once and qualify for all applicable surveys or delegate survey tasks across your organization to other colleagues
Comprehensive CPT Coding Profiles for Providers
This study provides robust CPT coding data based on 2026 and 2025 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Fee Schedules (PFS). This will enable your organization to identify differences by specialty and analyze the projected impact of updating the physician fee schedule used in your productivity-based compensation plan.
Access to Meaningful CPT Profiling Data
- Determine the true effect of year-over-year physician and APP productivity based on PFS changes
- Highlight specialty work RVU differences that may impact physician and APP compensation
- Identify coding variation and market coding trends
- Gain insight into operational differences between specialties
Enhanced Multiphase Auditing Process
Our participant experience includes an audit process that allows organizations to identify year-over-year discrepancies and areas of concern, contributes to the robustness and integrity of our data and provides greater confidence in report accuracy. If audits are needed, SullivanCotter emails participants when their audits are ready. After which, they may log in to their accounts to clarify and submit feedback via secure communication.
Learn About Our Full Survey Suite
Gaining access to the right data is paramount. SullivanCotter’s proprietary survey data provide the intelligence and insights you’ll need to confidently navigate the compensation journey and make highly informed decisions.
Study Highlights
- 80 organizations
- Coding and staffing data for over 180 specialties
- Data reported for physicians and APPs, including CPT coding profiles
Enhanced Report Delivery
The benchmarks are delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite — providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs.
2026 Physician and APP CPT Work RVU Benchmark Study
2026 Study Participation Is Open
Contribute to Gain Participation Privileges
Your participation ensures that your data are part of this valuable resource, providing you with robust, comprehensive information used by organizations across all market segments. In addition, participants receive exclusive, discounted pricing on valuable data and reports and early access to survey results.
Participation in our surveys is made easy through our online data collection tool
Non-health care organizations are welcome to participate in the survey on their client’s behalf; however, they are not eligible to purchase the report at the participant rate. Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing.
Reduced Pricing for Participants:
- 2026 Study Participants: $3,900
- Health Plan Nonparticipants: $15,600
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Key Dates:
Participation opens: January 6, 2026
Deadline for participation: March 13, 2026
Benchmarks publication: November 2026
Current status: Open for participation
Questions?
If you have any questions about the study, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.
Order the 2025 Physician and APP CPT Work RVU Benchmark Study
2025 Study Costs:
- 2025 Survey Participants: $3,900
- Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $10,000
- Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing
Key Dates:
Study data effective: January 1, 2025.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the study, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.
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