CMS Coverage

Retrieve one public CMS Coding Analysis for Labs and its tracking sheet by numeric CAL ID, with bounded policy text, dates, requestors, and source links.

Return the public CMS local-coverage data capture date, refresh date, and a bounded list of available weekly update periods.

Retrieve one official CMS National Coverage Analysis and its tracking sheet by numeric NCA ID. Returns bounded issue text, requestor information, public comment periods, decision dates, and CMS actions without staff contact details.

Retrieve one official National Coverage Determination by numeric CMS NCD ID, optionally pinned to a version. Returned policy text is normalized and bounded.

List public CMS Medicare Administrative Contractor type and subtype labels used to interpret numeric local-coverage contractor classifications.

Find official CMS Medicare Administrative Contractor IDs for local coverage report filters by contractor name, contract number, or numeric ID. Contractor names can map to multiple contract numbers, so use the returned ID only after choosing the relevant contract.

Resolve a human-readable state or territory name to official CMS state IDs used by local coverage reports. Returns every matching jurisdiction, including regional variants such as California - Northern and California - Southern; do not guess when multiple matches are returned.

List public NCAs or CALs associated with one National Coverage Determination. Returns bounded official policy-analysis summaries and CMS source links.

List official CMS versions available for one numeric National Coverage Determination ID, with citation-ready links for each version.

List recently published or updated local Medicare LCDs and Articles from the public, license-free CMS weekly report. Omit both dates for the latest period; explicit YYYYMMDD ranges are half-open, span at most seven days, and must end within 51 weeks of the latest published period. Returns summaries and official links, not licensed document details or patient-specific coverage decisions.