A6567 — Gradient compression garment, neck/head, custom, each
A6567 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression garment, neck/head, custom, each. 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 A6567 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 A6567
- Long descriptor
- Gradient compression garment, neck/head, custom, each
- Short descriptor
- G com garment neck/head cust
- Added
- January 1, 2024
- 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 A6567
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6567 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6559Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 18-30 mmhg, custom, each
- A6560Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- A6561Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6562Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 18-30 mmhg, custom, each
- A6563Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- A6564Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6565Gradient compression gauntlet, custom, each
- A6566Gradient compression garment, neck/head, each
- A6568Gradient compression garment, torso and shoulder, each
- A6569Gradient compression garment, torso/shoulder, custom, each
- A6570Gradient compression garment, genital region, each
- A6571Gradient compression garment, genital region, custom, each
- A6572Gradient compression garment, toe caps, each
- A6573Gradient compression garment, toe caps, custom, each
- A6574Gradient compression arm sleeve and glove combination, custom, each
- A6575Gradient compression arm sleeve and glove combination, each
Questions about A6567
What is HCPCS code A6567?
A6567 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression garment, neck/head, custom, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6567?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6567 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 A6567 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6567 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.