A6241 — Hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram
A6241 is a HCPCS Level II code for hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram. 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 A6241 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: CMS Workgroup
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 A6241
- Long descriptor
- Hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram
- Short descriptor
- Hydrocolloid drg filler dry
- 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 A6241
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6241 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- A6236Hydrocolloid dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 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
- 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
- A6245Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6246Hydrogel 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
- A6247Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6248Hydrogel dressing, wound filler, gel, per fluid ounce
- A6250Skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size
Questions about A6241
What is HCPCS code A6241?
A6241 is a HCPCS Level II code for hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6241?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6241 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 A6241 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6241 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.