Payer Policy Changes for Billing Teams

Policy	Payer	Type	Specialty	Date
Institutional and Home Care Patient Education Programs — NCD 250 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	DME & Home Health	Mar 12, 2026
Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training — NCD 251 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Endocrinology	Mar 12, 2026
Medical Nutrition Therapy — NCD 252 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Endocrinology	Mar 12, 2026
Human Tumor Stem Cell Drug Sensitivity Assays — NCD 253 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology, Pharmacy	Mar 12, 2026
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring — NCD 254 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Digital Subtraction Angiography — NCD 255 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Bone (Mineral) Density Studies — NCD 256 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Endocrinology	Mar 12, 2026
Lymphocyte Mitogen Response Assays — NCD 257 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Transillumination Light Scanning or Diaphanography — NCD 258 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Cardiointegram (CIG) as an Alternative to Stress Test or Thallium Stress Test — NCD 259 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Inpatient Hospital Stays for Treatment of Alcoholism — NCD 26 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Behavioral Health	Mar 12, 2026
Portable Hand-Held X-Ray Instrument — NCD 260 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Computer Enhanced Perimetry — NCD 261 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Displacement Cardiography — NCD 262 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures — NCD 263 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Diagnostic Breath Analyses — NCD 264 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Serologic Testing for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — NCD 265 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Infectious Disease	Mar 12, 2026
Food Allergy Testing and Treatment — NCD 266 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General / Multi-Specialty	Mar 12, 2026
Cardiac Output Monitoring by Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance (TEB) — NCD 267 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Prostate Cancer Screening Tests — NCD 268 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology, Urology & Nephrology, Primary Care	Mar 12, 2026
Outpatient Hospital Services for Treatment of Alcoholism — NCD 27 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Behavioral Health	Mar 12, 2026
Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold Tests (sNCTs) — NCD 270 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) — NCD 271 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Radiology & Imaging	Mar 12, 2026
Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy — NCD 272 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology	Mar 12, 2026
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) - RETIRED — NCD 273 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pain Management	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.