A7523 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheostomy shower protector, each
A7523 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy shower protector, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A7523Tracheostomy shower protector, each
Short description: Tracheostomy shower protect
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7523 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 A7523 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A7523Tracheostomy shower protector, 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 A7523 mean?
A7523 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy shower protector, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A7523?
CMS lists A7523’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 A7523
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