A6517 — Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom
A6517 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom. 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 A6517 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.
- DME supplier
- 6 units MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · CMS Policy
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 A6517
- Long descriptor
- Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom
- Short descriptor
- Grad com wrap w strap bn cus
- Added
- April 1, 2025
- BETOS
- O1L
- Pricing indicator
- 40 — 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.
Lymphedema compression treatment items, effective 1 January 2024.
Codes adjacent to A6517
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6517 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- A6515Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each, custom
- A6516Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, 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
- A6522Gradient compression garment, arm, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6523Gradient compression garment, arm, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
- A6524Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6525Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
Questions about A6517
What is HCPCS code A6517?
A6517 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6517?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6517 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 A6517 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6517 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.