April 28, 2026
CR13944: Updates to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual – ESRD
Change Request (CR) 13944 updates the CMS Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Chapter 11 to reflect provisions up to the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule.
The transmittal doesn't introduce any new coverage policies, payment policies, or codes. CMS published specific policy changes through past notice and comment rulemaking, CRs, and final rule with comment period.
See the CMS instruction
for complete details.

