A6442 — Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
A6442 is a HCPCS Level II code for conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per 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 A6442 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
- 8 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 A6442
- Long descriptor
- Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
- Short descriptor
- Conform band n/s w<3"/yd
- 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 A6442
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6442 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- A6407Packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard
- 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
- 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
- A6445Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
- A6446Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6447Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yard
- A6448Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width less than three inches, per yard
- A6449Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6450Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yard
Questions about A6442
What is HCPCS code A6442?
A6442 is a HCPCS Level II code for conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per yard. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6442?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6442 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 A6442 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6442 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.