Physician and APP CPT Work RVU Benchmark Study
Access specialty-specific CPT and work RVU benchmarks to support accurate productivity measurement and inform your compensation design.
Participants
Specialties Reported
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.
Survey Highlights
Benchmarks:
Data reported for physicians and APPs, including CPT coding profiles
Year-over-year physician and APP productivity based on PFS changes.
Specialty work RVU differences that may impact physician and APP compensation
Coding variation and market coding trends
Operational differences between specialties
Key Details
Your time is valuable, which is why we’ve designed our survey systems to minimize your effort and provide an easy and flexible experience.
Data collected through our secure, online data collection.
Submit data once and qualify for all applicable surveys.
Prepopulated prior-year data whenever possible.
Submit compensation data through an Excel file upload.
Delegate survey tasks across your organization to other colleagues.
Enhanced multiphase auditing process helps to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
Dedicated participant support team and subject matter experts on hand to assist with any questions.
Dedicated participant support team and subject matter experts to assist with any questions.
Exclusive participant pricing and bundles as well as early submission discounts.
Early access to benchmarks and pay practices reports.
Input on preferred topics for future surveys.
Access to pulse survey results covering hot topics.
Complimentary access to pay practices reports when submitting to those survey sections.
The benchmarks are delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite – providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs.
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Key Dates:
Opens: January 6, 2026
Closes: March 13, 2026
Publication: November 2026
2026 Pricing:
Participants: $3,900
Health Care Nonparticipants (i.e., Direct Care Delivery): $15,600
Non-Health Care Organizations: Call 888.739.7039 for Pricing
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The survey report includes benchmarks and electronic data table results.
Our survey reports are delivered via our web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite.
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