2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rates Set for Scalp Cooling CPT Codes
SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cooler Heads, a health tech company dedicated to making scalp cooling more accessible and affordable for people undergoing chemotherapy, celebrates a major milestone in the effort to expand access to their hair-preserving treatment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule, which includes three new Category I CPT® codes for mechanical scalp cooling, each assigned a proposed payment rate.
This is the first time scalp cooling has been included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, marking a critical step forward in establishing consistent reimbursement.
