Table 1

History of RUC recommendations

Year	Recommendations submitted (number of CPT codes)	Work relative values at or above RUC recommendations (after completion of refinement process) (%)
CPT 1993	253	79
CPT 1994	561	89
CPT 1995	339	90
CPT 1996	196	90
CPT 1997	90	96
CPT 1998	208	96
CPT 1999	70	93
CPT 2000	130	88
CPT 2001	224	95
CPT 2002	314	95
CPT 2003	350	96
CPT 2004	162	96
CPT 2005	149	99
CPT 2006	283	97
CPT 2007	230	98
CPT 2008	169	100
CPT 2009	233	97
CPT 2010	216	98
CPT 2011	292	82*
CPT 2012	252	87
First 5-year review (1997)	1118	96
Second 5-year review (2002)	870	98
Third 5-year review (2007)	751	97
Fourth 5-year review (2012)	290	75

*CMS applied a budget neutrality adjustment for additional services in a way contrary to the RUC recommendations.
CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; RUC, Relative Value Scale Update Committee.