K0554 — Receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system
K0554 is a HCPCS Level II code for receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2022 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated K0554 on December 31, 2022. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for K0554
- Long descriptor
- Receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system
- Short descriptor
- Ther cgm receiver/monitor
- Added
- July 1, 2017
- Terminated
- December 31, 2022
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 32 — 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Inexpensive and routinely purchased DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to K0554
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If K0554 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- K0098Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only
- K0105Iv hanger, each
- K0108Wheelchair component or accessory, not otherwise specified
- K0195Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base)
- K0455Infusion pump used for uninterrupted parenteral administration of medication, (e.g., epoprostenol or treprostinol)
- K0462Temporary replacement for patient owned equipment being repaired, any type
- K0552Supplies for external non-insulin drug infusion pump, syringe type cartridge, sterile, each
- K0553Supply allowance for therapeutic continuous glucose monitor (cgm), includes all supplies and accessories, 1 month supply = 1 unit of serviceterminated
- K0601Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, silver oxide, 1.5 volt, each
- K0602Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, silver oxide, 3 volt, each
- K0603Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, alkaline, 1.5 volt, each
- K0604Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, lithium, 3.6 volt, each
- K0605Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, lithium, 4.5 volt, each
- K0606Automatic external defibrillator, with integrated electrocardiogram analysis, garment type
- K0607Replacement battery for automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each
- K0608Replacement garment for use with automated external defibrillator, each
Questions about K0554
What is HCPCS code K0554?
K0554 is a HCPCS Level II code for receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover K0554?
The CMS HCPCS file marks K0554 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.
Is K0554 still valid?
No. K0554 was terminated on December 31, 2022 and should not be used on new claims.