Payer Policy Changes for Billing Teams

Policy	Payer	Type	Specialty	Date
Assessing Patient's Suitability for Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy — NCD 63 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pain Management	Mar 12, 2026
Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy — NCD 64 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology	Mar 12, 2026
Osteogenic Stimulators — NCD 65 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Orthopedics & Spine	Mar 12, 2026
Hyperthermia for Treatment of Cancer — NCD 66 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology	Mar 12, 2026
Cochleostomy with Neurovascular Transplant for Meniere's Disease — NCD 67 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	ENT / Otolaryngology	Mar 12, 2026
Hemodialysis for Treatment of Schizophrenia — NCD 68 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Laser Procedures — NCD 69 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General Surgery	Mar 12, 2026
Thermogenic Therapy — NCD 7 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pain Management	Mar 12, 2026
Adult Liver Transplantation — NCD 70 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Pediatric Liver Transplantation — NCD 71 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Refractive Keratoplasty — NCD 72 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Ophthalmology	Mar 12, 2026
Transvenous (Catheter) Pulmonary Embolectomy (TPE) - RETIRED — NCD 73 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pulmonology	Mar 12, 2026
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) — NCD 74 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Fluidized Therapy Dry Heat for Certain Musculoskeletal Disorders — NCD 76 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Orthopedics & Spine	Mar 12, 2026
Electroencephalographic Monitoring During Surgical Procedures Involving the Cerebral Vasculature — NCD 77 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Thoracic Duct Drainage (TDD) in Renal Transplants — NCD 79 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Carotid Body Resection/Carotid Body Denervation — NCD 8 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	ENT / Otolaryngology	Mar 12, 2026
Prothrombin Time (PT) — NCD 80 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Endoscopy — NCD 81 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Apheresis (Therapeutic Pheresis) — NCD 82 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Hematology	Mar 12, 2026
Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring — NCD 84 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Mar 12, 2026
Chelation Therapy for Treatment of Atherosclerosis — NCD 86 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Gastric Freezing — NCD 87 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Treatment of Psoriasis — NCD 88 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Dermatology	Mar 12, 2026
Melodic Intonation Therapy — NCD 89 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Physical Medicine & Rehab	Mar 12, 2026

Payer policy changesfor billing and compliance teams.

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Payer policy changes
for billing and compliance teams.