A2018 — Permeaderm c, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
A2018 is a HCPCS Level II code for permeaderm c, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). 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 statusA
Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.
- Work RVU
- 0.00
- PE (non-facility)
- 3.81
- PE (facility)
- 3.81
- Malpractice RVU
- 0.00
Global period: ZZZ
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The CMS record for A2018
- Long descriptor
- Permeaderm c, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Permeaderm c, per sq cm
- Added
- October 1, 2022
- BETOS
- P5A
- Pricing indicator
- 11 — Physician fee schedule
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.
Price established using national RVUs.
Codes adjacent to A2018
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A2018 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A2010Apis, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2011Supra sdrm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2012Suprathel, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2013Innovamatrix fs, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2014Omeza collagen matrix or omeza complete matrix, per 100 mg
- A2015Phoenix wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2016Permeaderm b, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2017Permeaderm glove, each
- A2019Kerecis omega3 marigen shield, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2020Ac5 advanced wound system (ac5)
- A2021Neomatrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2022Innovaburn or innovamatrix xl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2023Innovamatrix pd, 1 mg
- A2024Resolve matrix or xenopatch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2025Miro3d, per cubic centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- A2026Restrata minimatrix, 5 mg
Questions about A2018
What is HCPCS code A2018?
A2018 is a HCPCS Level II code for permeaderm c, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A2018?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A2018 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 A2018 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A2018 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.