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On April 1, 2026, the revised EBM (German Uniform Evaluation Standard) catalog for the second quarter of 2026 came into force. The EBM catalog is used to reimburse day case and outpatient services under the fee-for-service model. The key changes include the introduction of new EBM codes for the reimbursement of lung cancer screening, monitoring progress, and evaluating the digital health application, as well as several IVD tests

On October 27, 2025, the annual update of the Swedish procedure coding system (KVÅ) was released to come into force on January 1, 2026. A total of 35 new surgical (KKÅ) procedure codes were added in the fields of nephrology and urology, obstetrics and gynecology, interventional radiology, men’s health, and radiotherapy. Furthermore, 90 new medical (KMÅ) procedure codes were introduced concerning diagnostic imaging, radiology, gastrointestinal, and other fields.

On October 18, 2025, the Decision of the National Union of Health Insurance Funds (UNCAM) on the update of the list of procedures and services covered by the Health Insurance, including the CCAM Classification, was published. The updates do not include new codes and concern adjustments of tariffs and billing rules for conventional radiology procedures. The Decision also implements the update of technical packages for CT scanners, MRIs, and PET scans set by the Medical Convention.

In the third quarter of 2025, the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System (AOTMiT) initiated six Med Tech-related assessments in diagnostic imaging, endocrine, in-vitro diagnostics, nephrology and urology, and robotic surgery fields.

In July 2025, the Finnish classification of procedures (THL) was updated. Forty-five procedure codes concerning ophthalmology, radiology, e-Health, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, and some other fields were introduced to come into force on January 1, 2026.

On December 12, 2024, the Clinical Coding and Schedule Development (CCSD) working group, which develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclatures for private payers in England, published Bulletins 199 and 095 with changes to be implemented no later than February 10, 2025. Five new procedure codes related to diagnostic imaging, robotic surgery, and peripheral vascular, as well as one new diagnostic code, were introduced.

On May 23, 2024, the 2024 working plan was published by the Spanish Network of HTA Agencies (RedETS). Topics in cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, e-health, endoscopy, ENT, extracorporeal treatments, ICU/OR, in-vitro diagnostics, interventional radiology, men’s health, neurology and neurosurgery, neuromodulation, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, peripheral vascular, pulmonary and airways, radiology, radiotherapy, robotic surgery, spine, surgical procedures, and some other fields are included in the plan.

In March 2024, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in England released four MedTech-related assessments in its Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Journal, which concerned septoplasty in deviated nasal septum, software with AI-derived algorithms for analyzing CT brain scans, KardiaMobile 6L for measuring QT interval, and surgical management of pelvic fractures. HTA Journal publishes research reports on the effectiveness, costs, and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage, and provide care in the NHS and informs National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.

The revised EBM (German Uniform Evaluation Standard) catalog came into force on October 1, 2023. The most significant changes concern the introduction of the new EBM codes for several IVD tests, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography, as well as for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in vestibular schwannomas.

In June 2023, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published one new Interventional Procedure Guidance (irreversible electroporation for treating prostate cancer) and one new Diagnostic Guidance (AI-derived computer-aided detection (CAD) software for detecting and measuring lung nodules in CT scan images). Also, three clinical guidelines were updated.

In February 2023, it was announced that fifty-seven new procedure codes were introduced by the Code Service of the Finnish National Health and Wellbeing Institution (THL). These codes are valid from January 2023. The introduced codes are dedicated to radiology, diagnostic imaging, gastrointestinal, interventional radiology, and some other fields.

On December 19, 2022, the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) issued a draft release of the DRG package for 2024, including new procedure codes, new diagnosis codes, and several new DRGs. These changes concern pulmonary, gynecology, ENT, orthopedics, and other technology groups.