On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. This final rule does have regulatory and reimbursement implications for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided in all outpatient therapy settings. In this article, I will provide my members with the payment amounts for calendar year 2026 for the more common CPT codes billed in outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy compared to the 2025 payment rate for each CPT code. For my examples, I used the national payment averages for each CPT code.

On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. This proposed rule does have regulatory and reimbursement implications for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided in all outpatient therapy settings. In this article, I will provide my members with the estimated payment amounts for calendar year 2026 for the more common CPT codes billed in outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy compared to the 2025 payment rate for each CPT code. For my examples, I used the national payment averages for each CPT

This online course will teach participants what metrics should be tracked on a weekly or monthly basis as well as how to establish your budget for outpatient therapy services provided in calendar year 2026.

This online course will teach participants what metrics should be tracked on a weekly or monthly basis as well as how to establish your budget for outpatient therapy services provided in calendar year 2025.

This webinar will teach participants what metrics should be tracked on a monthly basis as well as how to establish your budget for outpatient therapy services provided in calendar year 2024.

This webinar will teach participants what metrics should be tracked on a monthly basis as well as how to establish your budget for outpatient therapy services provided in calendar year 2023.