Effective date
Medicare changes effective April 16, 2026
14 CMS and MAC policy updates take effect on this date across 5 MAC jurisdictions. Every entry links to the government document it came from.
CMS Coverage API · 13
- LCD L39240: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management — Noridian
LCD-L39240NoridianPain Managementsource ↗
- LCD L38994: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management — Palmetto GBA
LCD-L38994Palmetto GBAPain Managementsource ↗
- LCD L37873: Topical Oxygen Therapy — Palmetto GBA
LCD-L37873Palmetto GBAPain Managementsource ↗
- LCD L38684: MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer — WPS
LCD-L38684WPSUrologysource ↗
- LCD L39015: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management — CGS
LCD-L39015CGS AdministratorsPain Managementsource ↗
- LCD L37356: MolDX: EndoPredict Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test — CGS
LCD-L37356CGS AdministratorsOncologysource ↗
- LCD L38801: Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management — Noridian
LCD-L38801NoridianPain Managementsource ↗
- LCD L39389: MolDX: Molecular Assays for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma — CGS
LCD-L39389CGS AdministratorsOncologysource ↗
- LCD L38584: MolDX: Phenotypic Biomarker Detection from Circulating Tumor Cells — CGS
LCD-L38584CGS AdministratorsOncologysource ↗
- LCD L38249: MolDX: Blood Product Molecular Antigen Typing — CGS
LCD-L38249CGS AdministratorsInfectious Disease / Microbiologysource ↗
- LCD L39038: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — CGS
LCD-L39038CGS AdministratorsInfectious Disease / Microbiologysource ↗
- LCD L38576: MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer — Palmetto GBA
LCD-L38576Palmetto GBAUrologysource ↗
- LCD L38647: MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer — Noridian
LCD-L38647NoridianUrologysource ↗
federal_regulatory · 1
- Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Correction
2026-07470NationalInpatient (IPPS)source ↗