#213 The 2027 Reimbursement Change That Isn't a Fee Cut
2027 is not one reimbursement change. It's multiple changes moving at different speeds, some proposed, some confirmed, and the most expensive mistake is treating all of them like the same fee-schedule cut. • Change 1, Medicare rates: CMS has proposed two 2027 conversion factors. The headline percentage is never your practice's percentage. Model your own top codes. • Change 2, global procedures: Same-day E/M billed with a global procedure is getting more scrutiny. Documentation, not billing habit, decides whether it survives an audit. • Change 3, specialty codes: New 2027 OB/GYN coding replaces the bundled global obstetric payment. The pattern applies to every specialty as codes get more specific. • Change 4, digital care: Remote monitoring reimbursement is becoming more conditional on established-patient status, a documented initiating visit, and employed clinical staff. • Change 5, rate transparency: Federal transparency files make commercial negotiated rates newly accessible, setting up next episode's data methodology. Three actions this week: • Pull your top 20 Medicare CPT codes by allowed dollars • Check whether your practice bills E/M on the same day as global procedures, and audit the documentation • If you run remote monitoring, confirm employed clinical staff and a documented initiating visit Episode breakdown • 00:00 Hook • 00:40 The 2027 reframe • 03:00 Change 1: Medicare rate nuance • 07:00 Change 2: Global procedure scrutiny • 11:00 Change 3: OB/GYN as the specialty example • 15:00 Change 4: Digital care conditions • 18:00 Change 5: Rate transparency • 20:00 The three-question diagnostic • 23:00 Close and next episode Resources • 2027 Revenue Impact Brief: eligibility.natrevmd.com/know-where-2027-will-impact-your-practices-revenue-free-brief-natrevmd (redacted • Metrics Audit Review (free, physician-led): eligibility.natrevmd.com/metrics-audit-natrevmd (redacted • Website: natrevmd.com (redacted • Referenced: EP210, the Modifier 25 framework (redacted • Coming next: EP214, the one number to know before you negotiate with a payer