A4636 HCPCS Level II code: Replacement, handgrip, cane, crutch, or walker, each
A4636 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement, handgrip, cane, crutch, or walker, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4636Replacement, handgrip, cane, crutch, or walker, each
Short description: Handgrip for cane etc
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4636 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Used durable medical equipment (DME); Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics; Rental of DME
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jan 1, 1991
Where A4636 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4636Replacement, handgrip, cane, crutch, or walker, each
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 A4636 mean?
A4636 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement, handgrip, cane, crutch, or walker, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4636?
CMS lists A4636’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (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.
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