CMS proposes the 2027 Medicare payment rules

CMS has proposed the 2027 physician fee schedule and hospital outpatient payment rules. For radiation oncology, the proposals raise payment for the delivery codes 77402, 77407 and 77412 while the conversion factor goes down. The fee schedule also proposes paying 50 percent for an office visit billed with modifier 25 on the same day as a procedure with a global period. Comments on the fee schedule close September 14, 2026.

Read the 2027 Medicare proposed rules for radiation oncology.