Payer Policy Changes for Billing Teams

Policy	Payer	Type	Specialty	Date
Hospital Beds — NCD 227 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Air-Fluidized Bed — NCD 228 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator (IPV) — NCD 229 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pulmonology	Mar 12, 2026
Inpatient Hospital Pain Rehabilitation Programs — NCD 23 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Physical Medicine & Rehab	Mar 12, 2026
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) — NCD 230 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Non-Implantable Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulator — NCD 231 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	OB/GYN	Mar 12, 2026
Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT) — NCD 232 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General Surgery	Mar 12, 2026
Hydrophilic Contact Lenses — NCD 233 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Electrical Continence Aid — NCD 234 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Scleral Shell — NCD 235 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Electronic Speech Aids — NCD 237 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	ENT / Otolaryngology	Mar 12, 2026
Cardiac Pacemakers — NCD 238 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) — NCD 239 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Outpatient Hospital Pain Rehabilitation Programs — NCD 24 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Physical Medicine & Rehab	Mar 12, 2026
Electrical Nerve Stimulators — NCD 240 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pain Management	Mar 12, 2026
Incontinence Control Devices — NCD 241 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Enteral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy - RETIRED — NCD 242 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Bladder Stimulators (Pacemakers) — NCD 243 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology, Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Phrenic Nerve Stimulator — NCD 244 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pulmonology	Mar 12, 2026
Cochlear Implantation — NCD 245 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	ENT / Otolaryngology	Mar 12, 2026
Artificial Hearts and Related Devices - RETIRED — NCD 246 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Tracheostomy Speaking Valve — NCD 247 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	ENT / Otolaryngology	Mar 12, 2026
Urinary Drainage Bags — NCD 248 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Sacral Nerve Stimulation For Urinary Incontinence — NCD 249 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Urine Culture, Bacterial — NCD 25 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	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.