A6407 — Packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard
A6407 is a HCPCS Level II code for packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6407 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
- 4 units 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 A6407
- Long descriptor
- Packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard
- Short descriptor
- Packing strips, non-impreg
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- 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 A6407
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6407 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6259Transparent film, sterile, more than 48 sq. in., each dressing
- A6260Wound cleansers, any type, any size
- A6261Wound filler, gel/paste, per fluid ounce, not otherwise specified
- A6262Wound filler, dry form, per gram, not otherwise specified
- A6266Gauze, impregnated, other than water, normal saline, or zinc paste, sterile, any width, per linear yard
- A6402Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6403Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6404Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6410Eye pad, sterile, each
- A6411Eye pad, non-sterile, each
- A6412Eye patch, occlusive, each
- A6413Adhesive bandage, first-aid type, any size, each
- A6441Padding bandage, non-elastic, non-woven/non-knitted, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6442Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
- A6443Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6444Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width greater than or equal to 5 inches, per yard
Questions about A6407
What is HCPCS code A6407?
A6407 is a HCPCS Level II code for packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6407?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6407 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is A6407 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6407 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.