Help & Resources

In late June, updates to the Proposed LCD and Final LCD document views and associated download files will be deployed on the MCD. These changes include: 1) Adding two new fields to the Proposed LCD document view: Issue Description and Requestor Information. These fields will only appear when data is available to display. For Proposed LCDs, the new Issue Description field will appear immediately below the Proposed LCD Title. The new Requestor Information field will display immediately below the Reason for Proposed LCD in the Proposed Process Information section. These fields will also be added to the LCD data dictionary and the download database files. 2) Adding two new fields to the Final LCD document view: Issue Description and Issue - Explanation of Change between Proposed LCD and Final LCD. These fields will only appear when data is available to display. For LCDs, the new Issue Description field will appear immediately below the Notice Period End Date in the LCD Information section. The new Issue - Explanation of Change Between Proposed LCD and Final LCD field will display immediately below the new Issue Description field. These fields will also be added to the LCD data dictionary and the download database files. These changes to the document view and underlying database are being made in support of the new LCD Tracking Sheets which will be displayed starting in late June for Proposed LCDs approved on or after 1/1/2022 for display on the MCD.

Take a look at the Latest Site Updates document in the MCD Info & Tips section of the Help & Resources page. This document includes descriptions of recent changes made to the Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) website.

Please note that beginning early April 2022 and extending thru mid October 2022, the MCD Archive will undergo multiple phases of redesign to improve the user experience and performance of the website. This effort will bring the MCD Archive in line with the newly redesigned MCD. With the 3/31/2022 update, users will have the ability to search for Medicare's archived local coverage documents with keywords, codes (CPT/HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, ICD-9-CM) or by document IDs using a single search term box. The new page will be streamlined to promote user friendliness, simplicity, and speed. The new related Search Results page will allow in-place filtering, and the two pages together will offer all the functionality of the current MCD Archive Search page and more.