HCPCS Code Details - A6518

HCPCS Level II Code
Transportation Services Including Ambulance, Medical & Surgical Supplies
HCPCS Code A6518
Description

Long description:
Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, arm, each, custom

Short description:
Grad com wrap w strap arm cu

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 40 - n/a
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code O1L - n/a
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service S - Surgical dressings or other medical supplies
Effective date Effective Apr 01, 2025
Date added Added Apr 01, 2025
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS A6515 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each, custom

  • HCPCS A6516 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, each, custom

  • HCPCS A6517 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom

  • HCPCS A6545 · Gradient compression wrap, non-elastic, below knee, 30-50 mmhg, used as a surgical dressing, each

  • HCPCS A6583 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each

  • HCPCS A6584 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, not otherwise specified

  • HCPCS A6585 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, above knee, each

  • HCPCS A6586 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, full leg, each

  • HCPCS A6587 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, foot, each

  • HCPCS A6588 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, arm, each

  • HCPCS A6611 · Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, above knee, each, custom

  • HCPCS A6519 · Gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for nighttime use, each


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”