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Code Set Change Ledger

Track additions, deletions, revisions, effective dates, and other recorded changes across the code sets covered by MedCoder.

MedCoder records changes from published source releases. Coding facts are not AI-generated. MedCoder is an independent reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS, CDC or AHRQ.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 20, 2026 · All releases and sources

Current releases

The release in effect today for each code set. The release in effect on the date of service governs.

  • ICD-10-CM

    Diagnosis codes

    FY2027 Current

    Effective October 1, 2026

    What changed?

    238
    Added
    21
    Deleted
    4
    Description revised
    4
    Short description revised
    15
    Billable → non-billable
    1,821
    Tabular instruction changes

    View ICD-10-CM FY2027 changes →

  • ICD-10-PCS

    Inpatient procedure codes

    FY2027 Current

    Effective October 1, 2026

    What changed?

    101
    Added
    38
    Deleted
    3
    Description revised

    View ICD-10-PCS FY2027 changes →

  • HCPCS Level II

    Level II supplies, drugs and services codes

    October 2026 Current

    Effective October 1, 2026

    What changed?

    45
    Added
    15
    Deleted (terminated)

    Additions and terminations CMS dated in this quarter, effective October 1, 2026.

    View HCPCS Level II October 2026 changes →

  • MS-DRG

    Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups

    v44 Current

    Effective October 1, 2026

    What changed?

    14
    DRGs added
    18
    DRGs deleted
    22
    Titles revised

    View MS-DRG v44 changes →

  • ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk

    Medicare Part B drug NDC-to-HCPCS changes

    October 2026 Current

    Effective October 1, 2026

    What changed?

    327
    Pairings added
    290
    Pairings removed
    7
    Billable-unit changes

    View ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk October 2026 changes →

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Historical releases

Every recorded release, newest first, with its effective date and counts. Compare two releases.

ICD-10-CM

Diagnosis codes · Annual, effective October 1

MedCoder records additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes for every release from FY2017, each diffed from CMS's code files for that release and the one before it. Tabular instruction changes are recorded from FY2027, the first release whose tabular file is diffed against the previous one.

  • Effective October 1, 2026
    238 added · 21 deleted · 4 descriptions revised · 4 short descriptions revised · 15 billable → non-billable · 1,821 tabular instruction changes
    1,138 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2026 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2025
    614 added · 12 deleted · 44 descriptions revised · 44 short descriptions revised · 16 billable → non-billable
    686 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2025 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2024
    291 added · 3 deleted · 15 descriptions revised · 15 short descriptions revised · 33 billable → non-billable
    341 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2024 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2023
    551 added · 19 descriptions revised · 28 short descriptions revised · 32 billable → non-billable
    610 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2023 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2022
    1,468 added · 251 deleted · 40 descriptions revised · 40 short descriptions revised · 36 billable → non-billable
    1,790 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2022 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2021
    201 added · 25 deleted · 30 descriptions revised · 30 short descriptions revised · 16 billable → non-billable
    271 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2021 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2020
    613 added · 26 deleted · 55 descriptions revised · 55 short descriptions revised · 39 billable → non-billable
    730 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2020 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2019
    328 added · 7 deleted · 36 descriptions revised · 30 short descriptions revised · 14 billable → non-billable · 1 became billable
    385 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2019 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2018
    320 added · 3 deleted · 130 descriptions revised · 134 short descriptions revised · 48 billable → non-billable
    505 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2018 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2017
    419 added · 122 deleted · 272 descriptions revised · 283 short descriptions revised · 34 billable → non-billable
    856 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-CM FY2017 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2016
    2,305 added · 212 deleted · 553 descriptions revised · 502 short descriptions revised · 128 billable → non-billable · 1 became billable
    3,197 codes with recorded changes

ICD-10-PCS

Inpatient procedure codes · Annual, effective October 1, with mid-year updates

MedCoder records additions, deletions and description changes for every release from FY2017, each diffed from CMS's code files for that release and the one before it. Tabular instruction changes are not recorded for ICD-10-PCS. 6 of these releases are compared against a snapshot rebuilt from CMS addenda because CMS no longer hosts the original file; each of those pages says so.

  • Effective October 1, 2026
    101 added · 38 deleted · 3 descriptions revised
    142 codes with recorded changes
  • Effective April 1, 2026
    80 added · 2 deleted
    82 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2026 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2025
    156 added · 27 deleted
    183 codes with recorded changes
  • Effective April 1, 2025
    50 added · 12 deleted · 2 descriptions revised
    64 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2025 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2024
    371 added · 61 deleted
    432 codes with recorded changes
  • Effective April 1, 2024
    41 added · 6 deleted · 3 descriptions revised
    50 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2024 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2023
    78 added · 5 deleted · 14 descriptions revised
    97 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • Effective April 1, 2023
    34 added
    34 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2023 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2022
    331 added · 64 deleted
    395 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • Effective April 1, 2022
    9 added
    9 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2022 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2021
    191 added · 107 deleted · 62 descriptions revised
    360 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • Effective January 1, 2021
    21 added
    21 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2021 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2020
    544 added
    544 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • Effective August 1, 2020
    12 added
    12 codes with recorded changes
    Compared against a rebuilt snapshot
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2020 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2019
    734 added · 2,056 deleted · 2 descriptions revised
    2,792 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2019 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2018
    392 added · 216 deleted · 8 descriptions revised
    616 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2018 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2017
    3,562 added · 646 deleted · 1,821 descriptions revised
    6,029 codes with recorded changes
  • ICD-10-PCS FY2017 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2016
    3,827 added · 12 deleted · 491 descriptions revised
    4,330 codes with recorded changes

HCPCS Level II

Level II supplies, drugs and services codes · Quarterly (January, April, July, October), with occasional mid-quarter additions

For HCPCS Level II, MedCoder records each code's CMS add date and termination date from the alpha-numeric file. A deletion is listed on the first day the code is no longer valid (the day after its CMS termination date). Description revisions between quarterly files are not recorded as changes. Each quarter below lists the additions and terminations CMS dated in it, under each CMS effective date; each calendar year has a page listing all of them.

Quarterly releases

By calendar year

MS-DRG

Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups · Annual grouper version, effective October 1, with mid-year versions

DRGs added, deleted or retitled in each CMS grouper version, against the version before it. Changes to which codes group to a DRG are not recorded here. A version that changed no DRG number or title has a release record that says so.

  • MS-DRG v44 changesCurrent release
    Effective October 1, 2026
    14 DRGs added · 18 DRGs deleted · 22 titles revised
  • MS-DRG v43.1 release recordHistorical release
    Effective April 1, 2026
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
  • MS-DRG v43 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2025
    5 DRGs added · 6 DRGs deleted · 6 titles revised
  • MS-DRG v42.1 release recordHistorical release
    Effective April 1, 2025
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
  • MS-DRG v42 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2024
    12 DRGs added · 5 DRGs deleted · 4 titles revised
  • MS-DRG v41.1 release recordHistorical release
    Effective April 1, 2024
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
  • MS-DRG v41 changesHistorical release
    Effective October 1, 2023
    15 DRGs added · 16 DRGs deleted · 6 titles revised
  • MS-DRG v40.1 release recordHistorical release
    Effective April 1, 2023
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled
    No DRGs added, deleted, or retitled

ASP NDC-HCPCS Crosswalk

Medicare Part B drug NDC-to-HCPCS changes · Quarterly

NDC-HCPCS pairings added, removed or given new billable units in each quarterly CMS crosswalk for Medicare Part B drugs, against the quarter before it.