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Relative Value Scales MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Relative Value Scales
Tree Number(s)
N03.219.521.710.305.500
N04.452.313.500
Unique ID
D015895
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015895
Scope Note
Coded listings of physician or other professional services using units that indicate the relative value of the various services they perform. They take into account time, skill, and overhead cost required for each service, but generally do not consider the relative cost-effectiveness. Appropriate conversion factors can be used to translate the abstract units of the relative value scales into dollar fees for each service based on work expended, practice costs, and training costs.
Entry Version
RELAT VALUE SCALES
Entry Term(s)
Relative-Value Schedules
Resource Based Relative Value Scale
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
Previous Indexing
Fee Schedules (1988-1989)
Fees, Medical (1986-1989)
Health Services Research (1987-1989)
Reimbursement Mechanisms (1986-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90
History Note
90
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
1991/05/31

No Qualifiers
Relative Value Scales Preferred
Resource Based Relative Value Scale Narrower
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