A7527 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each
A7527 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A7527Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each
Short description: Trach/laryn tube plug/stop
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7527 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
- Medical/surgical supplies
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where A7527 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A7527Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, 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 A7527 mean?
A7527 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A7527?
CMS lists A7527’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 A7527
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