A6509 HCPCS Level II code: Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated
A6509 is the HCPCS code for “Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6509Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated
Short description: Compres burn garment jacket
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6509 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 – 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, 2003
Where A6509 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6509Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated
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 A6509 mean?
A6509 is the HCPCS code for “Compression burn garment, upper trunk to waist including arm openings (vest), custom fabricated” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6509?
CMS lists A6509’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” 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 A6509
All A codesA6503Compression burn garment, facial hood, custom fabricatedA6504Compression burn garment, glove to wrist, custom fabricatedA6505Compression burn garment, glove to elbow, custom fabricatedA6506Compression burn garment, glove to axilla, custom fabricatedA6507Compression burn garment, foot to knee length, custom fabricatedA6508Compression burn garment, foot to thigh length, custom fabricatedA6510Compression burn garment, trunk, including arms down to leg openings (leotard), custom fabricatedA6511Compression burn garment, lower trunk including leg openings (panty), custom fabricatedA6512Compression burn garment, not otherwise classifiedA6513Compression burn mask, face and/or neck, plastic or equal, custom fabricatedA6515Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each, customA6516Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, each, custom