A7522 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), each
A7522 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A7522Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), each
Short description: Trach/laryn tube stainless
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7522 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 A7522 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A7522Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), 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 A7522 mean?
A7522 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, stainless steel or equal (sterilizable and reusable), each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A7522?
CMS lists A7522’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 A7522
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