General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee

Mission

The General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee (GSCRC) represents and acts in the interest of general surgeons and their patients regarding coding, billing, practice management, reimbursement, compensation, and the value that surgeons add to the healthcare system.

Activities

The GSCRC works to ensure proper reimbursement for surgeons by making relative value unit (RVU) recommendations – which may be used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to set physician payment rates – to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Editorial Panel and the Relative Value System (RVS) Update Committee (RUC).

Resources

The GSCRC has created numerous resources to assist surgeons in their practice management:

• CPT Coding Bulletin Articles
• E/M Coding and Education
• Hernia Repair Coding Education
• ACS Coding Hotline
• Resources for Employed Surgeons

General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee Roster

Contact

If you have any questions or comments, contact the Committee Staff Liaison, Vinita Mujumdar, at vmujumdar@facs.org.