A6519 — Gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, each
A6519 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, 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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The CMS record for A6519
- Long descriptor
- Gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, each
- Short descriptor
- Grad com garm noc night use
- Added
- April 1, 2025
- 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 A6519
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6519 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6510Compression burn garment, trunk, including arms down to leg openings (leotard), custom fabricated
- A6511Compression burn garment, lower trunk including leg openings (panty), custom fabricated
- A6512Compression burn garment, not otherwise classified
- A6513Compression burn mask, face and/or neck, plastic or equal, custom fabricated
- A6515Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each, custom
- A6516Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, each, custom
- A6517Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom
- A6518Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, arm, each, custom
- A6520Gradient compression garment, glove, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6521Gradient compression garment, glove, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
- A6522Gradient compression garment, arm, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6523Gradient compression garment, arm, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
- A6524Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6525Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
- A6526Gradient compression garment, full leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, each
- A6527Gradient compression garment, full leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, custom, each
Questions about A6519
What is HCPCS code A6519?
A6519 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6519?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6519 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 A6519 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6519 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.