A7521 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each
A7521 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A7521Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each
Short description: Trach/laryn tube cuffed
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7521 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 2004
Where A7521 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A7521Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, 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 A7521 mean?
A7521 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A7521?
CMS lists A7521’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological 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.
Codes beside A7521
All A codesA7505Housing, reusable without adhesive, for use in a heat and moisture exchange system and/or with a tracheostoma valve, eachA7506Adhesive disc for use in a heat and moisture exchange system and/or with tracheostoma valve, any type eachA7507Filter holder and integrated filter without adhesive, for use in a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, eachA7508Housing and integrated adhesive, for use in a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system and/or with a tracheostoma valve, eachA7509Filter holder and integrated filter housing, and adhesive, for use as a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, eachA7520Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, eachA7522Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), eachA7523Tracheostomy shower protector, eachA7524Tracheostoma stent/stud/button, eachA7525Tracheostomy mask, eachA7526Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, eachA7527Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each