Hallie Bulkin breaks down the SLP billing overhaul coming January 1, 2027: ten new time-based codes replace the current system. The shift demands work but lets you document services more precisely. Skip the social media panic and focus on clinical reasoning, progress measurement, and knowing when to refer.
So beginning Jan 1st, 2027, it's going to be replaced by 10 new time codes that all focus around different communication, you know, treatment codes. And the transition will require work. It's also going to create a more accurate and specific way to represent the services we provide. We can acknowledge that there is uncertainty without creating a catastrophe. We can be concerned without spiraling, and we can prepare our practices based on facts instead of fear. Fear serves no one, and anyone who is working from a place of fear should really take 10 steps back before they bring information forward and try to educate others, because all it does is create unnecessary, unhealthy panic. All right, so this is exactly why clinical reasoning and ongoing mentorship matter, my friends. Like, you can collect 100 exercises, but the real work is showing why you selected one, what function you're trying to change, how you're measuring progress, how you're documenting the service, whether the service sits within your functional professional scope, right? And when you need to make a shift in your treatment plan, and when the patient needs support beyond what you provide.
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