CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services LCD API

The LCD API from CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — 2 operation(s) for lcd.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /lcds Search Local Coverage Determinations #
GET /lcds/{lcdId} Get LCD #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://bluebutton.cms.gov/developers/
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https://bcda.cms.gov/
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Documentation
https://bcda.cms.gov/guide.html
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Documentation
https://ab2d.cms.gov/
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Documentation
https://ab2d.cms.gov/getting-started/
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Documentation
https://dpc.cms.gov/
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Documentation
https://dpc.cms.gov/docs
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Documentation
https://bfd.cms.gov/
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Documentation
https://developer.cms.gov/marketplace-api/
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Documentation
https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files
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Documentation
https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/
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Documentation
https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/docs
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Documentation
https://qpp.cms.gov/about/resource-library
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Documentation
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/reports/reports.aspx

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/cms-gov-lcd-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms-gov/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cms-gov-explanation-of-benefit-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms-gov/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cms-gov-patient-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms-gov/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cms-gov-coverage-schema.json

Other Resources

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Console
https://bluebutton.cms.gov/api/v2/explorer/
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms-gov/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cms-gov-context.jsonld
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Sandbox
https://sandbox.bcda.cms.gov/
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Console
https://sandbox.ab2d.cms.gov/swagger-ui/
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SourceCode
https://github.com/CMSgov/beneficiary-fhir-data
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Portal
https://data.cms.gov/
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Schema
https://data.cms.gov/data.json
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Portal
https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/
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SourceCode
https://github.com/CMSgov/qpp-measures-data
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Portal
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/

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OpenAPI Specification

cms-gov-lcd-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CMS Medicare Coverage Database LCD API
  description: 'The Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) exposes National Coverage Determinations (NCDs),

    Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), Local Coverage Articles, Proposed Decisions,

    National Coverage Analyses, and MEDCAC records.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  license:
    name: Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/api
  description: Production
tags:
- name: LCD
paths:
  /lcds:
    get:
      summary: Search Local Coverage Determinations
      operationId: searchLCDs
      tags:
      - LCD
      parameters:
      - name: keyword
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: contractor
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: hcpcsCode
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching LCDs
  /lcds/{lcdId}:
    get:
      summary: Get LCD
      operationId: getLCD
      tags:
      - LCD
      parameters:
      - name: lcdId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: LCD record