A6550 HCPCS Level II code: Wound care set, for negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, includes all supplies and accessories
A6550 is the HCPCS code for “Wound care set, for negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, includes all supplies and accessories” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6550Wound care set, for negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, includes all supplies and accessories
Short description: Neg pres wound ther drsg set
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6550 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jan 1, 2004
Where A6550 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6550Wound care set, for negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, includes all supplies and accessories
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 A6550 mean?
A6550 is the HCPCS code for “Wound care set, for negative pressure wound therapy electrical pump, includes all supplies and accessories” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6550?
CMS lists A6550’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – DME 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.
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