Compiled list of particular rating or rank of medical services based on the intensity of the procedure performed. Each professional service listed by procedure code is given a relative value unit (RVU) and that is multiplied by a dollar conversion factor to show the monetary value for each procedure. The study becomes a fee schedule when dollar conversion factors are applied. RVS is published as a guide book to show the relative value of one procedure over another. Also called relative value scale (RVS) .