A6250 — Skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size
A6250 is a HCPCS Level II code for skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size. 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 statusP
Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6250 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
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
- 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 A6250
- Long descriptor
- Skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size
- Short descriptor
- Skin seal protect moisturizr
- Added
- January 1, 1997
- BETOS
- D1A
- 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 A6250
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6250 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6241Hydrocolloid dressing, wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram
- A6242Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6243Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6244Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6245Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6246Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6247Hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6248Hydrogel dressing, wound filler, gel, per fluid ounce
- A6251Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6252Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6253Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6254Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6255Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6256Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., with any size adhesive border, each dressing
- A6257Transparent film, sterile, 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing
- A6258Transparent film, sterile, more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., each dressing
Questions about A6250
What is HCPCS code A6250?
A6250 is a HCPCS Level II code for skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6250?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6250 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 A6250 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6250 carries PFS status code P. Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.