KZA Alert: 2027 CMS PFS Final Rule and Key Practice Impacts

KZA Alerts · Nov 5, 2026 · 10m

The 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule is here, bringing significant changes to physician reimbursement, coding requirements, and practice operations. In this KZA Alert, we break down the most important updates, including lower Medicare conversion factors, new E/M reimbursement opportunities, increased scrutiny of same-day services with Modifier 25, and expanded payments for care management and behavioral health services.

From new billing modifiers to revised remote monitoring requirements and practice expense calculations, these changes present both financial challenges and…