What types of policy changes does Medicare/CMS - LCD issue?

Medicare/CMS - LCD regularly publishes coverage updates including prior authorization requirement changes, billing code additions or deletions, plan-type coverage modifications, and clinical policy revisions. PolicyChanges.app monitors these notices and summarizes the impact for providers.

How often does Medicare/CMS - LCD update its policies?

Medicare/CMS - LCD typically releases policy bulletins on a rolling basis throughout the year. Our system checks for new updates daily and adds them to this feed as soon as they are identified.

How many Medicare/CMS - LCD policy changes are tracked here?

This page currently tracks 50 documented Medicare/CMS - LCD policy changes. New items are added as they are identified.

What should I do when Medicare/CMS - LCD changes a prior authorization policy?

Review each change's effective date and action-required notes. Update your billing and clinical workflows before the effective date to avoid claim denials. Each policy detail page on PolicyChanges.app includes a plain-English summary and action items.

Medicare/CMS - LCD Policy Changes 2026 | Prior Auth & Coverage Updates

Medicare/CMS - LCD Policy Changes & Prior Auth Updates

We track 50 documented policy changes from Medicare/CMS - LCD across FL. Each entry includes an AI-generated plain-English summary, effective date, affected billing codes, and a direct link to the original Medicare/CMS - LCD notice. Use the related links below to narrow results by specialty or state, or sign up for a free daily alert to receive new Medicare/CMS - LCD updates automatically.

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Psychological Services Coverage under the Incident to Provision for Physicians and Non-physicians

Medicare/CMS - LCD·Effective Mar 26, 2026

This Local Coverage Determination clarifies billing requirements for psychological services provided under Medicare's 'incident to' provision by both physicians and non-physician practitioners. The policy establishes specific coverage criteria and documentation requirements for psychological services billed through primary care and specialty practices.

MolDX: Lab-Developed Tests for Inherited Cancer Syndromes in Patients with Cancer

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Fluid Jet System in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

GlycoMark® Testing for Glycemic Control

Laser Ablation of the Prostate

Intravenous Immune Globulin

Botulinum Toxin Injections

Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Procedures

Panretinal (Scatter) Laser Photocoagulation

Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Non-invasive Arterial Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper and Lower Extremities

Non-invasive Arterial Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper and Lower Extremities

Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs

Psychological Services Coverage under the Incident to Provision for Physicians and Non-physicians

Somatosensory Testing

Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management

Intravenous Immune Globulin

Urological Supplies

Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management

Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis

Lower Limb Prostheses

Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management

MolDX: Molecular Assays for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma

MolDX: EndoPredict Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test

MolDX: Phenotypic Biomarker Detection from Circulating Tumor Cells

MolDX: Blood Product Molecular Antigen Typing

MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer

MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer

Topical Oxygen Therapy

Bowel Management Devices

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer

Wound Care

Wound Care

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management

Superficial Radiation Therapy (SRT) for the Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers (NMSC)

MolDX: Pigmented Lesion Assay

Lab: Special Histochemical Stains and Immunohistochemical Stains

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management

Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices

Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathy

Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management