Payer Policy Changes for Billing Teams

Policy	Payer	Type	Specialty	Date
Magnetic Resonance Imaging — NCD 177 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Magnetic Resonance Angiography - RETIRED — NCD 178 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Electrocardiographic Services — NCD 179 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Vitrectomy — NCD 18 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Hemorheograph — NCD 180 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Hematology	Mar 12, 2026
Laboratory Tests - CRD Patients — NCD 181 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Pronouncement of Death — NCD 183 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General / Multi-Specialty	Mar 12, 2026
Diagnostic Pap Smears — NCD 184 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	OB/GYN	Mar 12, 2026
Screening Pap Smears and Pelvic Examinations for Early Detection of Cervical or Vaginal Cancer — NCD 185 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology, Orthopedics & Spine, Primary Care	Mar 12, 2026
Mammograms — NCD 186 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Challenge Ingestion Food Testing — NCD 187 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Histocompatibility Testing — NCD 188 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Hair Analysis — NCD 189 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Induced Lesions of Nerve Tracts — NCD 19 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Durable Medical Equipment Reference List — NCD 190 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Esophageal Manometry — NCD 191 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Speech-Language Pathology Services for the Treatment of Dysphagia — NCD 192 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Water Purification and Softening Systems Used in Conjunction with Home Dialysis — NCD 193 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Dental Examination Prior to Kidney Transplantation — NCD 194 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology, Dental	Mar 12, 2026
Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Admission Diagnostic Procedures — NCD 196 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General / Multi-Specialty	Mar 12, 2026
Peridex CAPD Filter Set — NCD 197 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Cytogenetic Studies — NCD 198 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Colonic Irrigation — NCD 2 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Evoked Response Tests — NCD 200 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) — NCD 201 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026

Payer policy changesfor billing and compliance teams.

One missed policy change can cost thousands in denied claims.

Payer policy changes
for billing and compliance teams.