Regulatory Information Center Updates: February 24, 2026


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CMS Center/Transmittals

Document #

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2026 Update

R13648CP

Combined Common Edits/Enhancements Modules (CCEM) Code Set Update R13646CP
Updating Consistency Editing Logic for Provider-Based Department (PBD) Claims Processing R13644OTN
File Conversions Related to the Spanish Translation of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Descriptions R13587CP
Annual Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code Files for the Remainder of Calendar Year 2026 R13597CP
Prior Authorization Data - Add Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) R13645OTN
Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment R13639CP
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits R13619CP
National Fee Schedule for Vaccine Administration Quarterly Update - April 2026 R13636CP
Quarterly Update for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) – April 2026 R13620CP
Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 13 Update for Calendar Year (CY) 2026 R13600BP
Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures R13650CP
Billing Code Clarification for National Coverage Determination (NCD) 210.13 Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Adults R13633OTN
Implementation of Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model Prior Authorization and Medical Review Process and Establishment of New Quarterly Change Request (CR) Process for Possible Future Changes to Information Included in Attachments A, B, C, D, E, and F. R13652DEMO
OIG HHS/Reports Document #

Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Third Quarter of 2025

OEI-03-26-00040

New York Should Improve Its Monitoring of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Subrecipients A-02-23-02005
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Alternate Solutions Homecare of Dayton A-05-24-00014
Fourteen of Thirty Selected Indian Health Service and Rural Providers Did Not Comply or May Not Have Complied With Terms and Conditions and Federal Requirements for Expending Provider Relief Fund Payments A-09-23-01001
Office of Inspector General’s Partnership With the Office of the Utah Inspector General: Inspector General’s Report Audit of Capitation Payments Made Concurrently With Another State A-07-23-05136
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area (High Point Regional Health) 2026-03110
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area (WRMC Hospital Operating Corporation) 2026-03111
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-03118
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area (Alleghany County Memorial Hospital, Inc.) 2026-03119
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area (Lexington Medical Center) 2026-03277
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area (Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Inc.) 2026-03278
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-October Through December 2025 2026-03437
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2026-03542
CMS Forms Document #
REHAB UNIT CRITERIA WORKSHEET cms437a
Federal Register-Rule Document #
Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; Hospital Price Transparency; and Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots; Correction 2026-03578
Medicare Claim Processing Manual Document #
Chapter 12 - Physicians/Nonphysician Practitioners clm104c12
Chapter 32 – Billing Requirements for Special Services clm104c32