A6512 — Compression burn garment, not otherwise classified
A6512 is a HCPCS Level II code for compression burn garment, not otherwise classified. 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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The CMS record for A6512
- Long descriptor
- Compression burn garment, not otherwise classified
- Short descriptor
- Compres burn garment, noc
- 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 A6512
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6512 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6504Compression burn garment, glove to wrist, custom fabricated
- A6505Compression burn garment, glove to elbow, 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
- A6513Compression burn mask, face and/or neck, plastic or equal, custom fabricated
- A6515Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each, custom
- A6516Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, each, custom
- A6517Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom
- A6518Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, arm, each, custom
- A6519Gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, each
- A6520Gradient compression garment, glove, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6521Gradient compression garment, glove, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
Questions about A6512
What is HCPCS code A6512?
A6512 is a HCPCS Level II code for compression burn garment, not otherwise classified. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6512?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6512 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 A6512 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6512 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.