A5061 HCPCS Level II code: Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), each
A5061 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A5061Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), each
Short description: Pouch drainable w barrier at
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A5061 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1990
Where A5061 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A5061Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), 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 A5061 mean?
A5061 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A5061?
CMS lists A5061’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological 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 A5061
All A codesA5052Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached (1 piece), eachA5053Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on faceplate, eachA5054Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with flange (2 piece), eachA5055Stoma capA5056Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, with filter, (1 piece), eachA5057Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, with built in convexity, with filter, (1 piece), eachA5062Ostomy pouch, drainable; without barrier attached (1 piece), eachA5063Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with flange (2 piece system), eachA5071Ostomy pouch, urinary; with barrier attached (1 piece), eachA5072Ostomy pouch, urinary; without barrier attached (1 piece), eachA5073Ostomy pouch, urinary; for use on barrier with flange (2 piece), eachA5081Stoma plug or seal, any type