Beginning with dates of service on and after January 1, 2027, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will have 10 new CPT codes to report for speech therapy services. The descriptors for each of the codes have been released. In this article, I will provide the descriptors for each of the codes as well as the proposed work relative value units (RVUs). Codes and Descriptors

Beginning with dates of service on and after January 1, 2027, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will have 10 new CPT codes to report for speech therapy services. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

What is the current status of outpatient therapy delivered via telehealth to Medicare beneficiaries beginning February 1, 2026? Congress has

North Dakota (ND) Medicaid is updating their physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language therapy policies. Updated policies include the following:

This online course will provide participants with information on NCCI Edits Version 33.0 that will be in effect with dates of service beginning on January 1, 2026 and lasting through March 31, 2027.

Understanding the Complex World of Therapy Services: Documentation, CPT Coding, NCCI Edits, and Billing. This seminar will teach participants the required components of documentation from evaluation through discharge, what interventions are included within each CPT code, NCCI edits and modifier 59, and how to correctly bill to Medicare and all other insurance carriers as they relate to outpatient therapy services.

This 2-hour online course will provide participants with regulatory and payment changes that will impact outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in calendar year 2027.

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.