September 4, 2025
Policy Article Revisions Summary for September 4, 2025
Joint DME MAC Publication
Outlined below are the principal changes to the DME MAC Policy Article (PA) that has been revised and posted. The policy included is Automatic External Defibrillators. Please review the entire Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and related PA for complete information.
Automatic External Defibrillators
PA
Automatic External Defibrillators PA![]()
Revision Effective Date: 09/04/2025
ICD-10-CM CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
- Added: ICD-10-CM codes I25.5, I50.1, I50.20, I50.21, I50.22, I50.23, I50.30, I50.31, I50.32, I50.33, I50.40, I50.41, I50.42, I50.43, I50.810, I50.811, I50.812, I50.813, I50.814, I50.82, I50.83, I50.89, I50.9, Q20.5 and Q21.3 to Group 1 and Group 2 Codes
09/04/2025: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.
Note: The information contained in this article is only a summary of revisions to the LCDs and/or PAs. For complete information on any topic, you must review the LCDs and/or PAs.

