A5083 HCPCS Level II code: Continent device, stoma absorptive cover for continent stoma
A5083 is the HCPCS code for “Continent device, stoma absorptive cover for continent stoma” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A5083Continent device, stoma absorptive cover for continent stoma
Short description: Stoma absorptive cover
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A5083 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, 2008
Where A5083 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A5083Continent device, stoma absorptive cover for continent stoma
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 A5083 mean?
A5083 is the HCPCS code for “Continent device, stoma absorptive cover for continent stoma” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A5083?
CMS lists A5083’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 A5083
All A codesA5063Ostomy 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 typeA5082Continent device; catheter for continent stomaA5093Ostomy accessory; convex insertA5102Bedside drainage bottle with or without tubing, rigid or expandable, eachA5105Urinary suspensory with leg bag, with or without tube, eachA5112Urinary drainage bag, leg or abdomen, latex, with or without tube, with straps, eachA5113Leg strap; latex, replacement only, per setA5114Leg strap; foam or fabric, replacement only, per set