Federal Regulatory Release Log

Official CMS & Medical Coding Updates: Release Log

Authoritative release logs, effective implementation dates, and clinical modification summaries for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and CDC datasets.

ICD-10-CM Annual Release
Released: 2026-06-15 | Effective: 2026-10-01

FY2027 ICD-10-CM Annual Release and Clinical Guideline Updates

Official CDC FY2027 clinical modification release introducing 252 new codes, 36 code revisions, and 12 code deletions effective October 1, 2026.

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
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CMS NCCI Quarterly Release
Released: 2026-09-01 | Effective: 2026-10-01

CMS Q4 2026 NCCI Policy Manual and PTP Edit Updates

Quarterly National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) file updating Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits, modifier indicators, and Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) tables.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Medicare PFS Annual Fee Schedule
Released: 2025-11-01 | Effective: 2026-01-01

CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and Conversion Factor

Final rule establishing the standard Medicare conversion factor of $32.74, G2211 complexity add-on utilization policies, and telehealth coverage flexibilities.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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CMS & CDC Release Cadence Schedule

Annual Releases (October 1)

ICD-10-CM diagnostic code modifications and official tabular coding guidelines take effect annually on October 1 of each federal fiscal year (FY).

Annual Fee Schedules (January 1)

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) conversion factor, RVU recalibrations, and payment policies take effect on January 1 of each calendar year (CY).

Quarterly Updates (Jan / Apr / Jul / Oct)

HCPCS Level II alphanumeric codes, NCCI PTP edits, and Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE) are updated quarterly on the first day of each quarter.