Transmittals

Update to the List of Advanced Life Support, Level 2 (ALS2) Procedures in Chapter 10, Ambulance Services, Section 30.1.1, Definition of Ground Ambulance Services

2026 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List

Editing for Hospital Services Provided to Hospice Enrollees

Display Testing/Production Region Identifier in ViPS Medicare System (VMS) Automated Parameters (VMAP) Phase 3

Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Telehealth Waiver – Implementation

October 2025 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 26.3

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments - 1st Quarter Notification for FY 2026

January 2026 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files

Instructions for Retrieving the January 2026 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Payment Rates File

New Waived Tests

Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures

Instructions for Retrieving the January 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Datasets from the Cloud Service

Quarterly Update for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) – January 2026

Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2026 and Productivity Adjustment

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—January 2026 Update- CR 1 of 2

October Quarterly Update for 2025 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) 3-Day Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Waiver – Implementation

This transmittal updates Chapter 44, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Cost Report, Form CMS-224-14, by clarifying the existing instructions, forms, and electronic cost report (ECR) specifications.

This transmittal updates Chapter 48, Home Office Cost Statement, Form CMS-287-22, to clarify instructions effective for cost reporting periods ending on or after August 31, 2025.

This transmittal updates Chapter 40, Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report (Form CMS-2552-10), by clarifying and revising the existing instructions and by revising existing edits. Effective dates vary.