A6530 HCPCS Level II code: Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, each
A6530 is the HCPCS code for “Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6530Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, each
Short description: Compression stocking bk18-30
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6530 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items
- Type of service
- Surgical dressings or other medical supplies
- BETOS category
- Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items
- Added
- Jan 1, 2006
Where A6530 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6530Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, 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 A6530 mean?
A6530 is the HCPCS code for “Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6530?
CMS lists A6530’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items”. 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 A6530
All A codesA6524Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, eachA6525Gradient compression garment, lower leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, custom, eachA6526Gradient compression garment, full leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, eachA6527Gradient compression garment, full leg and foot, padded, for nighttime use, custom, eachA6528Gradient compression garment, bra, for nighttime use, eachA6529Gradient compression garment, bra, for nighttime use, custom, eachA6531Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 30-40 mmhg, used as a surgical dressing, eachA6532Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 40-50 mmhg, used as a surgical dressing, eachA6533Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 18-30 mmhg, eachA6534Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 30-40 mmhg, eachA6535Gradient compression stocking, thigh length, 40 mmhg or greater, eachA6536Gradient compression stocking, full length/chap style, 18-30 mmhg, each