# Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face to Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-To-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements (the "Master List"); Updates to the Required Face-to-Face and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List. · Published 2026-01-13 · Effective 2026-04-13 · 91 FR 1250
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-00487
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 1250
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 410
- **Publication date:** 2026-01-13
- **Effective date:** 2026-04-13
- **HHS docket:** CMS-6097-N
## Abstract

This document announces the updated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes on the Master List. It also announces updates to the HCPCS codes on the Required Face-to-Face and Written Order Prior to Delivery List and the Required Prior Authorization List.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/13/2026-00487/medicare-program-updates-to-the-master-list-of-items-potentially-subject-to-face-to-face-encounter)
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