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The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is a mixed signal for primary care — targeted E/M RVU increases produced headline gains on paper, but the budget-neutrality conversion factor cut reduced the dollar value of every RVU billed, leaving most primary care practices with a net reimbursement outcome that is neither as positive as the E/M increase announcement suggested nor as negative as the conversion factor cut implied.

The number that determines your practice's actual 2026 outcome is not the RVU increase percentage on any individual code — it is the interaction between your practice's E/M level distribution, your chronic care management billing volume, your Medicare Advantage payer mix, and the specific conversion factor your MAC is applying to your claims. For how Family Practice Billing Services infrastructure captures the full value of the 2026 fee schedule changes, see Family Practice Medical Billing Services.

MBC's Pricing Structure is percentage-based with no setup fees — full MBC's fee structure at our Pricing page.

Request Your Free Revenue Diagnostic
If your primary care practice's 2026 revenue is tracking flat or below 2025 levels despite stable patient volume, the fee schedule math is likely working against you in at least two of the four categories above. Request Your Free Revenue Diagnostic and let MBC's primary care billing specialists identify exactly where the 2026 fee schedule is costing your practice revenue — and what billing infrastructure changes recover it. Contact us at info@medicalbillersandcoders.com or call 888-357-3226.

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