Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face to Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List

Document 2026-00487 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on January 13, 2026, with an effective date of April 13, 2026. This document announces the updated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes on the Master List. It also announces updates to the HCPCS codes on the Required Face-to-Face and Written Order Prior to Delivery List and the Required Prior Authorization List. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/13/2026-00487/medicare-program-updates-to-the-master-list-of-items-potentially-subject-to-face-to-face-encounter.

No. Document 2026-00487 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.