A6451 HCPCS Level II code: Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three…
A6451 is the HCPCS code for “Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6451Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
Short description: Mod compres band w>=3"<5"/yd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6451 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Surgical dressings (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Surgical dressings or other medical supplies
- BETOS category
- Medical/surgical supplies
- Added
- Jan 1, 2004
Where A6451 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6451Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard
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 A6451 mean?
A6451 is the HCPCS code for “Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6451?
CMS lists A6451’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Surgical dressings (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 A6451
All A codesA6445Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width less than three inches, per yardA6446Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yardA6447Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yardA6448Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width less than three inches, per yardA6449Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yardA6450Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yardA6452High compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance greater than or equal to 1.35 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to three inches…A6453Self-adherent bandage, elastic, non-knitted/non-woven, width less than three inches, per yardA6454Self-adherent bandage, elastic, non-knitted/non-woven, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yardA6455Self-adherent bandage, elastic, non-knitted/non-woven, width greater than or equal to five inches, per yardA6456Zinc paste impregnated bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yardA6457Tubular dressing with or without elastic, any width, per linear yard