In mid-December 2025, a new version of the Common Classification of Medical Procedures (CCAM v.81), effective January 1, 2026, was published. Multiple changes were implemented, including the introduction of four new procedure codes, the provisional registration of four codes, the deletion of a few codes, the modification of tariffs for numerous activities/phases, and the amendment of existing services.
In July 2025, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published one new Interventional Procedures Guidance on pulsed-field ablation in atrial fibrillation, one new Early Value Assessment on digital technologies in anxiety and depression, and two new Late Stage Assessments (One-piece closed bags for colostomies, intermittent urethral catheters for chronic incomplete bladder emptying).
Since January 2025, three MedTech-related mini-HTAs were initiated in the areas of men’s health, in-vitro diagnostics, and diagnostic imaging as a part of a framework for the managed introduction of innovations "New Methods" in Norway. Furthermore, 11 mini-HTAs were published in this period, including cardiovascular, e-health, gastrointestinal, men’s health, and spine areas.
