CPT Coding and Billing for Speech-Language Pathology

Description

*This webinar is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

Speech-language pathology coding changes significantly on January 1, 2027, when CPT code 92507 is deleted and replaced by 10 new time-based treatment codes organized by disorder type. SLPs must also continue to select the correct evaluation, device, swallowing, and cognitive codes, and apply time-based billing rules that differ between Medicare and private insurers. Coding errors can lead to claim denials, lost reimbursement, and compliance risk.

This webinar reviews the evaluation and treatment CPT codes most often used by SLPs, including the new 2027 treatment codes and the documentation needed to support them, caregiver training services, and how to calculate billable units under Medicare’s 8-minute rule and the AMA midpoint rule. Case scenarios provide practice applying each rule. Designed for speech-language pathologists in outpatient hospital, private practice, and skilled nursing settings billing Medicare Part B and private insurance.

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Instructor

Learning Objectives

• Choose the appropriate CPT code(s) for the type of speech-language evaluation performed
• Select the appropriate 2027 treatment CPT and HCPCS code(s), including the new codes replacing 92507, based on the interventions provided
• Determine the codes, units, and date of service to bill for an evaluation for a speech-generating device that spans multiple dates of service
• Distinguish between caregiver training codes 97550–97552 and G0541–G0543
• Apply the definitions of “each 15 minutes,” “per hour,” and “each additional 30 minutes,” including what counts as a substantial portion of a time-based code, when billing Medicare and private payers
• Calculate the correct number of billable units for time-based codes under Medicare’s 8-minute rule and the AMA midpoint rule

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

7:00pm–7:15pm

Evaluation and Device Codes

7:15pm–7:35pm

The 92507 Transition: Treatment Codes and Documentation

7:35pm–7:43pm

Billing for Caregiver Training

7:43pm–7:50pm

Time-Based Billing Rules

7:50pm–8:00pm

Applying the Codes: Case Scenarios

8:00pm–8:05pm

Break

8:05pm–8:35pm

Q&A Session

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