A4544 HCPCS Level II code: Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome
A4544 is the HCPCS code for “Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4544Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome
Short description: Electro nerve stimulator rls
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4544 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Oct 1, 2024
Where A4544 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4544Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A4544 mean?
A4544 is the HCPCS code for “Electrode for external lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4544?
CMS lists A4544’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside A4544
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