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Pathology pay sees net gain in 2026 Medicare fee proposal

Jul 15, 2025

Medicare released the proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, including cuts to pathology work relative value units (RVUs) through "efficiency adjustments" the CAP opposes.

However: Congress recently passed a 2.5% Medicare pay bump for 2026, which translates to a 0.56% increase for pathology—even with the RVU cuts.

Catch up quickly:

What's next: CAP will submit comments to CMS opposing the RVU cuts.

Go deeper: Experts will discuss new pathology pay policies during an August 5 webinar and at CAP25.

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