MCD Downloads

Download datasets for Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), Articles, and National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) using the links below.

Each ZIP package includes the dataset (MDB and CSV), a Read Me file, and a Data Dictionary. Stand-alone Data Dictionary files are also available in the Additional Information section below.

Dataset Description Data as of Released
Current LCD Data (ZIP, ~40 MB) Dataset containing the latest LCD versions 08/16/2026 08/20/2026
Current and Retired LCD Data (ZIP, ~40 MB) Dataset containing the latest and retired LCD versions 08/16/2026 08/20/2026
Current Article Data (ZIP, ~50 MB) Dataset containing the latest Article versions 08/16/2026 08/20/2026
Current and Retired Article Data (ZIP, ~55 MB) Dataset containing the latest and retired Article versions 08/16/2026 08/20/2026
Current NCD Data (ZIP, ~2 MB) Dataset containing the latest NCDs 08/16/2026 08/20/2026
Download All Data (ZIP, ~185 MB) Combined datasets containing the latest and retired LCD, Article, and NCD versions 08/16/2026 08/20/2026

Additional Information:
  • Data Dictionaries:
  • Datasets are updated weekly on Thursdays.
  • For Local Coverage, datasets include only the latest version of each document. This could be an In Effect, Future Effective, or Retired version. Older versions are available in the MCD Archive .
  • For National Coverage, there may be newer information in the MCD that was added since the Downloads snapshot was created.
  • For programmatic access to MCD data, see the Coverage API .
  • For help downloading and using these files, see How To - Downloads .
  • Microsoft Access files (.MDB) are the recommended format. CSV files contain raw data and embedded HTML and may be harder to read.
  • File sizes are approximate and may change as datasets are updated.