A6236 — Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
A6236 is a HCPCS Level II code for hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 statusP
Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6236 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
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
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 A6236
- Long descriptor
- Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- Short descriptor
- Hydrocolld drg > 48 in w/o b
- Added
- January 1, 1997
- BETOS
- D1A
- Pricing indicator
- 35 — DMEPOS
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.
Surgical dressings. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to A6236
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6236 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6228Gauze, impregnated, water or normal saline, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6229Gauze, impregnated, water or normal saline, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6230Gauze, impregnated, water or normal saline, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6231Gauze, impregnated, hydrogel, for direct wound contact, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing
- A6232Gauze, impregnated, hydrogel, for direct wound contact, sterile, pad size greater than 16 sq. in., but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., each dressing
- A6233Gauze, impregnated, hydrogel, for direct wound contact, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., each dressing
- A6234Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6235Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6237Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6238Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6239Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6240Hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, paste, sterile, per ounce
- A6241Hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram
- A6242Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6243Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6244Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
Questions about A6236
What is HCPCS code A6236?
A6236 is a HCPCS Level II code for hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6236?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6236 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
How is A6236 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6236 carries PFS status code P. Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.