Payer Policy Changes for Billing Teams

Policy	Payer	Type	Specialty	Date
Diagnostic Endocardial Electrical Stimulation (Pacing) — NCD 104 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Anesthesia in Cardiac Pacemaker Surgery — NCD 105 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Treatment of Kidney Stones — NCD 106 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Pancreas Transplants — NCD 107 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
24-Hour Ambulatory Esophageal pH Monitoring — NCD 108 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Acupuncture — NCD 11 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pain Management	Mar 12, 2026
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) — NCD 110 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Gastric Balloon for Treatment of Obesity - RETIRED — NCD 111 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Gastroenterology	Mar 12, 2026
Heart Transplants — NCD 112 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Extracorporeal Photopheresis — NCD 113 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Hematology	Mar 12, 2026
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy — NCD 116 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	General Surgery	Mar 12, 2026
Transcendental Meditation — NCD 117 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Dental	Mar 12, 2026
Carcinoembryonic Antigen — NCD 118 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology	Mar 12, 2026
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (Reduction Pneumoplasty) — NCD 119 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pulmonology	Mar 12, 2026
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy — NCD 12 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Pulmonology	Mar 12, 2026
Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) — NCD 120 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Alpha-fetoprotein — NCD 121 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Laboratory	Mar 12, 2026
Partial Ventriculectomy — NCD 122 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Cardiology	Mar 12, 2026
Cryosurgery of Prostate — NCD 123 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Urology & Nephrology	Mar 12, 2026
Vertebral Axial Decompression (VAX-D) — NCD 124 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Orthopedics & Spine	Mar 12, 2026
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin — NCD 125 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Endocrinology	Mar 12, 2026
Abortion — NCD 127 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	OB/GYN	Mar 12, 2026
Photodynamic Therapy — NCD 128 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Oncology	Mar 12, 2026
Treatment of Actinic Keratosis — NCD 129 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	Dermatology	Mar 12, 2026
Sterilization — NCD 13 \| CMS Coverage Update	CMS	Modified	OB/GYN	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.