A6505 — Compression burn garment, glove to elbow, custom fabricated
A6505 is a HCPCS Level II code for compression burn garment, glove to elbow, custom fabricated. 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 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 A6505 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
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- DME supplier
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
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 A6505
- Long descriptor
- Compression burn garment, glove to elbow, custom fabricated
- Short descriptor
- Cmprsburngarment glove-elbow
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- 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 A6505
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6505 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6456Zinc paste impregnated bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6457Tubular dressing with or without elastic, any width, per linear yard
- A6460Synthetic resorbable wound dressing, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6461Synthetic resorbable wound dressing, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6501Compression burn garment, bodysuit (head to foot), custom fabricated
- A6502Compression burn garment, chin strap, custom fabricated
- A6503Compression burn garment, facial hood, custom fabricated
- A6504Compression burn garment, glove to wrist, custom fabricated
- A6506Compression burn garment, glove to axilla, custom fabricated
- A6507Compression burn garment, foot to knee length, custom fabricated
- A6508Compression burn garment, foot to thigh length, custom fabricated
- A6509Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated
- A6510Compression burn garment, trunk, including arms down to leg openings (leotard), custom fabricated
- A6511Compression burn garment, lower trunk including leg openings (panty), custom fabricated
- A6512Compression burn garment, not otherwise classified
- A6513Compression burn mask, face and/or neck, plastic or equal, custom fabricated
Questions about A6505
What is HCPCS code A6505?
A6505 is a HCPCS Level II code for compression burn garment, glove to elbow, custom fabricated. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6505?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6505 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 A6505 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6505 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.