Home-Based Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation to Treat Chronic Respiratory Failure Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Revised

Number: 14177 Revised???????
Revised Release Date: January 30, 2026
Effective Date: June 9, 2025 
Implementation Date: October 22, 2025
Transmittal Numbers: R13374CP, R13374NCD, R13611CP & R13611NCD

What’s Changed? CMS revised this article to remove HCPCS code E0465 and the ICD-10 diagnosis codes; Medicare Administrative Contractors will manage all ICD-10 diagnosis codes locally. CMS also updated the CR release date, transmittal numbers, and transmittal links. Substantive content changes are in dark red (page 2).

CR 14177 updates Medicare coverage guidance for:

  • Respiratory assistance devices (RADs)
  • Home mechanical ventilators (HMVs)

Make sure your billing staff knows about these updates, effective June 9, 2025.

View the complete CMS Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters (MM)14177.

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