K0554 HCPCS Level II code: Receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system
CMS terminated K0554: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2022. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
K0554Receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system
Short description: Ther cgm receiver/monitor
HCPCS · United States
Notes for K0554
As CMS prints them, with any note K0554 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0212: CMS-1682-R.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0554 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Used durable medical equipment (DME); Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics; Rental of DME
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jul 1, 2017
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2022
Where K0554 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Terminated K0554Receiver (monitor), dedicated, for use with therapeutic glucose continuous monitor system
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
Is HCPCS code K0554 still valid?
No. CMS terminated K0554; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2022. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover K0554?
CMS lists K0554’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (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 K0554
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