resource-based relative value scale
noun
re·source-based rel·a·tive val·ue scale
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Medical Definition of resource-based relative value scale
: a system of payments to physicians for treating Medicare patients that takes into account the work done by the physicians, malpractice insurance, and practice expenses including staff salaries, overhead, supplies, and equipment
—abbreviation RBRVS