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Mississippi Medicaid (DOM)Medicaid · Billing Codes · Claims & Billing · MS · Speech Therapy, AudiologyHigh impact

Important Update for Speech Therapy Providers: Procedure Code 92507 Ending 12/31/2026

Effective date
Jan 1, 2027
Identified
Nov 2, 2026

Summary

Effective December 31, 2026, Mississippi Medicaid will retire CPT code 92507 (speech therapy treatment). Beginning January 1, 2027, CMS will replace it with five new, more specific procedure codes. The billing team must monitor for final code details and updated prior authorization workflows from Medicaid, Telligen, and MCOs, and be prepared to transition claims to the new codes in January 2027.

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What to do

Action · 7 steps
01Before December 31, 2026.
02Billing team should monitor for follow-up guidance from Mississippi Medicaid, Telligen, and the 3 MCOs regarding the five replacement procedure codes and their associated reimbursement rates, which the source states will be issued once the CMS 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule is approved.
03Providers and front desk staff should be notified that CPT 92507 ends on 12/31/2026 and will be replaced by new codes effective 1/1/2027.
04Billing team should review any existing approved prior authorizations for CPT 92507 that extend beyond December 31, 2026, and watch for Medicaid's final guidance on prior authorization conversion rules and code mapping to the new codes.
05Once the final replacement codes are published, update charge entry edits and claim templates to route speech therapy claims to the correct new codes beginning January 1, 2027.
06Billing team should prepare to resubmit or obtain new prior authorizations under the replacement codes for treatment plans that extend into 2027.
07Claims submitted on or after January 1, 2027 using the retired code 92507 will be denied.

Codes mentioned

92507

Original notice

Important Update for Speech Therapy Providers: Procedure Code 92507 Ending 12/31/2026
medicaid.ms.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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