A4555 — Electrode/transducer for use with electrical stimulation device used for cancer treatment, replacement only
A4555 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrode/transducer for use with electrical stimulation device used for cancer treatment, replacement only. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A4555 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Published Contractor 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 A4555
- Long descriptor
- Electrode/transducer for use with electrical stimulation device used for cancer treatment, replacement only
- Short descriptor
- Ca tx e-stim electr/transduc
- Added
- January 1, 2014
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to A4555
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A4555 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A4541Monthly supplies for use of device coded at e0733
- A4542Supplies and accessories for external upper limb tremor stimulator of the peripheral nerves of the wrist
- A4543Supplies for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, for nerves in the auricular region, per month
- A4544Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome
- A4545Supplies and accessories for external tibial nerve stimulator (e.g., socks, gel pads, electrodes, etc.), needed for one month
- A4550Surgical trays
- A4553Non-disposable underpads, all sizes
- A4554Disposable underpads, all sizes
- A4556Electrodes, (e.g., apnea monitor), per pair
- A4557Lead wires, (e.g., apnea monitor), per pair
- A4558Conductive gel or paste, for use with electrical device (e.g., tens, nmes), per oz
- A4559Coupling gel or paste, for use with ultrasound device, per oz
- A4560Neuromuscular electrical stimulator (nmes), disposable, replacement only
- A4561Pessary, reusable, rubber, any type
- A4562Pessary, reusable, non rubber, any type
- A4563Rectal control system for vaginal insertion, for long term use, includes pump and all supplies and accessories, any type each
Questions about A4555
What is HCPCS code A4555?
A4555 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrode/transducer for use with electrical stimulation device used for cancer treatment, replacement only. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A4555?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A4555 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is A4555 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A4555 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.