Medicare local coverage

Medicare coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing (LCD)

One Medicare Administrative Contractor, WPS Insurance Corporation, publishes a local coverage determination (LCD) for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing. The snapshot lists 1 LCD record: 1 active.

An LCD applies only in the jurisdiction of the contractor that wrote it. Two contractors can cover the same service with different criteria, documentation requirements and covered diagnoses, so check the LCD from the contractor that processes your claims.

LCDs by contractor

ContractorLCDStatusLast updated
WPS Insurance CorporationMAC - Part A, MAC - Part B
L34646ActiveOct 21, 2024

An LCD marked Future has been finalized and is in its notice period; it applies from the effective date shown. LCD IDs link to the record on cms.gov.

Billing and coding articles

The codes live in the billing and coding article that goes with each LCD: the CPT and HCPCS codes the policy applies to, the ICD-10 codes that support medical necessity, and any modifier or documentation rules.

  • A57481WPS Insurance CorporationUpdated Oct 22, 2024

Check claim lines against Medicare coverage

Coverage Check tells you whether a claim's diagnoses support Medicare LCD or NCD coverage for each procedure line, and shows the policy and CMS source behind each answer.

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Source: CMS Medicare Coverage Database, via the public CMS Coverage API, snapshot Oct 25, 2026. LCDs change between snapshots; confirm the version in effect for your date of service on cms.gov before billing.