A6000 — Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound warming device and warming card
A6000 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound warming device and warming card. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by Medicare
Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6000 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for A6000
- Long descriptor
- Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound warming device and warming card
- Short descriptor
- Wound warming wound cover
- Added
- January 1, 2002
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to A6000
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6000 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A5505For diabetics only, modification (including fitting) of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe or custom-molded shoe with metatarsal bar, per shoe
- A5506For diabetics only, modification (including fitting) of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe or custom-molded shoe with off-set heel(s), per shoe
- A5507For diabetics only, not otherwise specified modification (including fitting) of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe or custom-molded shoe, per shoe
- A5508For diabetics only, deluxe feature of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe or custom-molded shoe, per shoe
- A5510For diabetics only, direct formed, compression molded to patient's foot without external heat source, multiple-density insert(s) prefabricated, per shoe
- A5512For diabetics only, multiple density insert, direct formed, molded to foot after external heat source of 230 degrees fahrenheit or higher, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 1/4 inch material of shore a 35 durometer or 3/16 inch material of shore a 40 durometer (or higher), prefabricated, each
- A5513For diabetics only, multiple density insert, custom molded from model of patient's foot, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 3/16 inch material of shore a 35 durometer (or higher), includes arch filler and other shaping material, custom fabricated, each
- A5514For diabetics only, multiple density insert, made by direct carving with cam technology from a rectified cad model created from a digitized scan of the patient, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 3/16 inch material of shore a 35 durometer (or higher), includes arch filler and other shaping material, custom fabricated, each
- A6010Collagen based wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram of collagen
- A6011Collagen based wound filler, gel/paste, per gram of collagen
- A6021Collagen dressing, sterile, size 16 sq. in. or less, each
- A6022Collagen dressing, sterile, size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., each
- A6023Collagen dressing, sterile, size more than 48 sq. in., each
- A6024Collagen dressing wound filler, sterile, per 6 inches
- A6025Gel sheet for dermal or epidermal application, (e.g., silicone, hydrogel, other), each
- A6154Wound pouch, each
Questions about A6000
What is HCPCS code A6000?
A6000 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound warming device and warming card. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6000?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6000 as "Non-covered by Medicare". Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
How is A6000 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6000 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.