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CMS Medicare Coverage Database
Search and retrieve National Coverage Determinations (NCDs), Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), articles, and MEDCAC records from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database.
CMS Medicare Coverage Database is a Naftiko capability published by CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , one of 10 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 3 operations.
The capability includes 3 read-only operations. Lead operation: Search National Coverage Determinations . Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko .
Tagged areas include CMS, Medicare, Coverage, NCD, and LCD.
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: CMS Medicare Coverage Database
description: Search and retrieve National Coverage Determinations (NCDs), Local Coverage Determinations
(LCDs), articles, and MEDCAC records from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database.
tags:
- CMS
- Medicare
- Coverage
- NCD
- LCD
- Policy
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: medicare-coverage-database
baseUri: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/api
description: CMS MCD search and lookup surface.
resources:
- name: ncds
path: /ncds
operations:
- name: searchncds
method: GET
description: Search National Coverage Determinations.
inputParameters:
- { name: keyword, in: query, type: string }
- { name: hcpcsCode, in: query, type: string }
- { name: status, in: query, type: string }
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- { name: result, type: object, value: $. }
- name: ncd
path: /ncds/{ncdId}
operations:
- name: getncd
method: GET
inputParameters:
- { name: ncdId, in: path, type: string, required: true }
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- { name: result, type: object, value: $. }
- name: lcds
path: /lcds
operations:
- name: searchlcds
method: GET
description: Search Local Coverage Determinations.
inputParameters:
- { name: keyword, in: query, type: string }
- { name: state, in: query, type: string }
- { name: contractor, in: query, type: string }
- { name: hcpcsCode, in: query, type: string }
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- { name: result, type: object, value: $. }
- name: lcd
path: /lcds/{lcdId}
operations:
- name: getlcd
method: GET
inputParameters:
- { name: lcdId, in: path, type: string, required: true }
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- { name: result, type: object, value: $. }
- name: articles
path: /articles
operations:
- name: searcharticles
method: GET
description: Search Local Coverage Articles.
inputParameters:
- { name: keyword, in: query, type: string }
- { name: state, in: query, type: string }
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- { name: result, type: object, value: $. }
exposes:
- type: mcp
namespace: mcd-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for CMS Medicare Coverage Database.
tools:
- name: cms-mcd-search-ncds
description: Search National Coverage Determinations.
hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }
call: medicare-coverage-database.searchncds
outputParameters: [ { type: object, mapping: $. } ]
- name: cms-mcd-search-lcds
description: Search Local Coverage Determinations.
hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }
call: medicare-coverage-database.searchlcds
outputParameters: [ { type: object, mapping: $. } ]
- name: cms-mcd-search-articles
description: Search Local Coverage Articles.
hints: { readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true }
call: medicare-coverage-database.searcharticles
outputParameters: [ { type: object, mapping: $. } ]