A6601 HCPCS Level II code: Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam pad, any size or shape, each
A6601 is the HCPCS code for “Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam pad, any size or shape, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A6601Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam pad, any size or shape, each
Short description: G com bandge hgh dn foam pad
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A6601 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, 2024
Where A6601 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A6601Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam pad, any size or shape, 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 A6601 mean?
A6601 is the HCPCS code for “Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam pad, any size or shape, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A6601?
CMS lists A6601’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 A6601
All A codesA6595Gradient compression bandaging supply, bandage liner, upper extremity, any size or length, eachA6596Gradient compression bandaging supply, conforming gauze, per linear yard, any width, eachA6597Gradient compression bandage roll, elastic long stretch, linear yard, any width, eachA6598Gradient compression bandage roll, elastic medium stretch, per linear yard, any width, eachA6599Gradient compression bandage roll, inelastic short stretch, per linear yard, any width, eachA6600Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam sheet, per 250 square centimeters, eachA6602Gradient compression bandaging supply, high density foam roll for bandage, per linear yard, any width, eachA6603Gradient compression bandaging supply, low density channel foam sheet, per 250 square centimeters, eachA6604Gradient compression bandaging supply, low density flat foam sheet, per 250 square centimeters, eachA6605Gradient compression bandaging supply, padded foam, per linear yard, any width, eachA6606Gradient compression bandaging supply, padded textile, per linear yard, any width, eachA6607Gradient compression bandaging supply, tubular protective absorption layer, per linear yard, any width, each