Understanding CPT Code Reform
The upcoming CPT code changes for speech-language pathology represent a major shift in how clinical services are recognized and reimbursed. These updates are vital to the future of patient care and the professional sustainability for SLPs across the country. Effective advocacy is critical to ensure these changes reflect the clinical complexity of our work while protecting access to therapy.
We are currently collaborating with private practice owners, the AMA, ASHA and other interested parties and stakeholders.
We are committed to providing the latest insights as they unfold, and this page will be updated continuously as new information and official guidance become available.
One very important task is collecting letters in support of keeping 92507. Please see below for how this is unfolding and steps on how to support this.
Advocacy Letter Template
Advocacy is more effective when we speak with a unified voice.
We have prepared a ready-made advocacy letter template that explains the impact of upcoming CPT code changes on patient care and professional speech-language pathology standards.
Use this resource to customize your message, then click on the Submit Your Letter button below.
Upload or copy/paste your letter into the Forms box and Submit to us.
We are collecting these letters and will submit them to the AMA when instructed
Make Your Voice Count
We encourage you to upload your advocacy letter here. By doing so, your contribution can be counted in our collective advocacy efforts, significantly strengthening our professional impact and ensuring our voices are heard by healthcare policy makers.
These letters will be submitted to the AMA when we reach that step in the process. We are working with the AMA to understand the correct steps to take for these actions. Our advocacy leads have tasked us with collecting these letters to be ready to submit.
Get Involved
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Read about the issue: Educate yourself on the upcoming CPT code changes for speech-language pathology and understand their direct impact on patient care and our profession.
ASHA has provided the following updates: 92507 Underway. As well as this article (though outdated): 92507 What's Happening.
Our group is working with the AMA to submit a combined proposal effort. The AMA is helping us with this effort.
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Customize your template: Use our ready-made advocacy letter template. Add your personal touch and professional insights to make your message resonate. These letters are being collected to submit to the AMA when the time is right!
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Upload your letter: Securely upload a PDF or your signed advocacy letter or copy/paste it into our Forms in the link above. Your voice is critical in our collective efforts to drive positive change in healthcare policy.
CPT 92507 Update Timeline
2024
Review Flagged
Code flagged for review due to increased clinical utilization of the code 92507
Sept 2025
Editorial Review
AMA CPT Editorial Panel discussion of proposed descriptor revisions.
2025–2026
Valuation Phase
Valuation and RUC (Relative Value Scale Update Committee) phase reviewing professional work and time values.
2026
CMS Decision
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final decision phase on proposed revisions.
Jan 1, 2027
Implementation
Expected formal implementation of finalized CPT revisions into clinical billing standards.
What the Proposed Changes Mean for You
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Editorial Phase
Valuation & RUC Phase
Practice Implications
The editorial phase deals with code descriptors—the definitions of what the services are. For CPT 92507, the AMA Editorial Panel reviewed potential changes to how speech therapy is classified. While it currently remains an untimed code, this phase is where descriptors can be redefined to better match modern clinical practice.
The valuation (RUC) phase determines the payment value. This phase looks at clinical time, labor intensity, and equipment costs. For clinicians, the link between time and reimbursement is strictly established here. Any move toward timed codes would fundamentally change how each minute of therapy translates into revenue.
In practice, moving to timed codes means more complex documentation and time-tracking requirements. For SLPs, this could increase administrative workload but potentially allow for billing more units in complex cases. It may also lead clinics to shift their productivity standards, affecting session frequency and patient access.
If the new codes are very specific and require 30+ minutes of timed code, practical implementation could lower functional therapy. Example: 4 yr old male with ASD. Treatment plan includes: feeding therapy, AAC programming, and language therapy. All are needed, but child's attention span and energy will only give for thirty minutes. The patient's plan of care would be gratly impacted by these new codes.