A6560 — Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
A6560 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 30-40 mmhg, custom, 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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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A6560 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.
- DME supplier
- 6 units MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · 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 A6560
- Long descriptor
- Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- Short descriptor
- G stckng full/chap30-40 cust
- Added
- January 1, 2024
- 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 A6560
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A6560 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A6552Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 30-40 mmhg, each
- A6553Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- A6554Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 40 mmhg or greater, each
- A6555Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6556Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 18-30 mmhg, custom, each
- A6557Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- A6558Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6559Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 18-30 mmhg, custom, each
- A6561Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6562Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 18-30 mmhg, custom, each
- A6563Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each
- A6564Gradient compression stocking, waist length, 40 mmhg or greater, custom, each
- A6565Gradient compression gauntlet, custom, each
- A6566Gradient compression garment, neck/head, each
- A6567Gradient compression garment, neck/head, custom, each
- A6568Gradient compression garment, torso and shoulder, each
Questions about A6560
What is HCPCS code A6560?
A6560 is a HCPCS Level II code for gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 30-40 mmhg, custom, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A6560?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A6560 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 A6560 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A6560 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.