A6452 HCPCS Level II code: High compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance greater than or equal to 1.35 foot pounds at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or…
A6452 is the HCPCS code for “High 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 and less than five…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6452High 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 and less than five inches, per yard
Short description: High compres band w>=3"<5"yd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6452 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 A6452 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6452High 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 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 A6452 mean?
A6452 is the HCPCS code for “High 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 and less than five inches, per yard” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6452?
CMS lists A6452’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 A6452
All A codesA6446Conforming 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 yardA6451Moderate 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…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 yardA6460Synthetic resorbable wound dressing, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing