A6413 — Adhesive bandage, first-aid type, any size, each
A6413 is a HCPCS Level II code for adhesive bandage, first-aid type, any size, each. 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: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
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 statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6413 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 · 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 A6413
- Long descriptor
- Adhesive bandage, first-aid type, any size, each
- Short descriptor
- Adhesive bandage, first-aid
- Added
- January 1, 2008
- 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 A6413
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6413 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6266Gauze, impregnated, other than water, normal saline, or zinc paste, sterile, any width, per linear yard
- A6402Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6403Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6404Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing
- A6407Packing strips, non-impregnated, sterile, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard
- A6410Eye pad, sterile, each
- A6411Eye pad, non-sterile, each
- A6412Eye patch, occlusive, each
- A6441Padding bandage, non-elastic, non-woven/non-knitted, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6442Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
- A6443Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6444Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, non-sterile, width greater than or equal to 5 inches, per yard
- A6445Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width less than three inches, per yard
- A6446Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
- A6447Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yard
- A6448Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width less than three inches, per yard
Questions about A6413
What is HCPCS code A6413?
A6413 is a HCPCS Level II code for adhesive bandage, first-aid type, any size, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6413?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6413 as "Non-covered by statute". Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
How is A6413 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6413 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.