Key facts for A6584
- Medicare payment
- no PFS amount
- PFS status X; OPPS SI A: paid under another fee schedule or system
- Coverage code
- C
- carrier judgment, so the Medicare contractor decides coverage
- MUE
- none published
- no MUE in the 2026 Q4 tables
- NCCI PTP pairs
- 0
- practitioner file
- LCDs and articles
- 0 / 0
TL;DR
HCPCS Level II A6584 reads "Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, not otherwise specified" in the October 2026 file; it dates from 2024. The physician fee schedule lists A6584 with status X (statutory exclusion: not a physician service under the fee schedule), so the PFS carries no national amount for it. Its OPPS status indicator is A, which the I/OCE table defines as "Services not paid under OPPS; paid under fee schedule or other payment system": Medicare pays A6584 under a fee schedule or payment system other than OPPS. No current LCD or billing article lists A6584; its HCPCS coverage code is C (carrier judgment, so the Medicare contractor decides coverage). HCPCS record: BETOS O1L (lymphedema compression treatment items); pricing indicator 40; type of service S (surgical dressings or other medical supplies). 10 other active codes open with "Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps"; related codes: A6583, A6585, A6586, A6587.
A6584 descriptor and code status
The October 2026 HCPCS Level II file describes A6584 as “Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, not otherwise specified”. It sits in the A section (transportation, medical and surgical supplies, administrative, miscellaneous and investigational), listed with the other A codes.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Short descriptor | Grad com wrap w straps |
| Added to HCPCS | 2024-01-01 |
| Last action | N (no maintenance), effective 2024-01-01 |
| Coverage code | C: carrier judgment, so the Medicare contractor decides coverage |
| Pricing indicator | 40: DMEPOS lymphedema compression treatment items |
| BETOS category | O1L: lymphedema compression treatment items |
| Type of service | S: surgical dressings or other medical supplies |
Medicare payment for A6584
The physician fee schedule lists A6584 with status X (statutory exclusion: not a physician service under the fee schedule), so the PFS carries no national amount for it. Its OPPS status indicator is A, which the I/OCE table defines as "Services not paid under OPPS; paid under fee schedule or other payment system": Medicare pays A6584 under a fee schedule or payment system other than OPPS. The amounts below are national figures from the October 2026 CMS files; the contractor applies the locality, rural or state adjustment and the beneficiary's cost sharing.
Physician fee schedule (RVU26D)
Status X: statutory exclusion: not a physician service under the fee schedule. Global period XXX (global surgery concept does not apply); PC/TC indicator 9 (professional/technical concept does not apply).
Hospital outpatient (OPPS Addendum B)
Status indicator A (Services not paid under OPPS; paid under fee schedule or other payment system), with no separate OPPS payment rate.
Medically Unlikely Edits for A6584
CMS publishes no MUE for A6584 in the 2026 Q4 practitioner, facility or DME supplier tables. Some MUE values are confidential and applied without publication, so unit limits can still deny; document the quantity furnished on every claim.
The MUE lookup for A6584 shows every setting next to any other code on the same claim.
NCCI edits and add-on rules
No active practitioner PTP pair lists A6584 in v323r0.
A6584 is neither an add-on code nor a designated primary code in the 2026 Q4 NCCI add-on edit file.
Pair counts show exposure, not the answer for one claim. Check A6584 against a second code to see whether the pair bundles and whether a modifier can separate the services.
Medicare coverage policies for A6584
No current LCD or billing and coding article lists A6584. The HCPCS coverage code C means carrier judgment, so the Medicare contractor decides coverage, and any National Coverage Determination for the service still applies.
Denials to expect on A6584
the modifier reported is inconsistent with the code
the claim lacks the description, invoice or pricing detail a contractor-priced code needs
Where QuickIntell fits for A6584 claims
QuickCode supports qualified coder review of units, modifiers and NCCI pairs for A6584 before the claim leaves, and QuickRCM carries claim readiness and the denial follow-up when an edit or coverage policy is missed.
Frequently asked questions: HCPCS A6584
What does HCPCS code A6584 describe?
"Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, not otherwise specified" (short descriptor "Grad com wrap w straps"), in the A section (transportation, medical and surgical supplies, administrative, miscellaneous and investigational). Added 2024-01-01.
Is A6584 a CPT code?
No: CMS maintains A6584 in HCPCS Level II, while the AMA maintains CPT. It goes in the same procedure-code field.
What does Medicare pay for A6584?
The physician fee schedule lists A6584 with status X (statutory exclusion: not a physician service under the fee schedule), so the PFS carries no national amount for it. Its OPPS status indicator is A, which the I/OCE table defines as "Services not paid under OPPS; paid under fee schedule or other payment system": Medicare pays A6584 under a fee schedule or payment system other than OPPS.
Does Medicare cover A6584?
No current LCD or billing article lists A6584; its HCPCS coverage code is C (carrier judgment, so the Medicare contractor decides coverage).
Sources
Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.
- HCPCS Level II alpha-numeric file, October 2026Version October 2026 · effective 2026-10-01 · file HCPC2026_OCT_ANWEB_09232026.txtSHA-256 c25240c63108756d…
- Medicare PFS national relative value file RVU26D (non-QPP), October 2026Version RVU26D, released 2026-08-26 · effective 2026-10-01 · file PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csvSHA-256 4d0d3f19bd954ffc…
- Medicare PFS national relative value file RVU26D (qualifying APM participants), October 2026Version RVU26D, released 2026-08-26 · effective 2026-10-01 · file PPRRVU2026_Oct_QPP.csvSHA-256 59d3734704853936…
- OPPS Addendum B, October 2026Version October 2026 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 508-compliant-version-2026_October_Web_Addendum_B.09.28.26.csvSHA-256 6ad7393a318bf1b9…
- Integrated Outpatient Code Editor v27.3 data tables: status and payment indicatorsVersion I/OCE v27.3 (October 2026) · effective 2026-10-01 · file Data_Status_Indicator.txtSHA-256 78f119ef0a435351…
- NCCI PTP edits, practitioner, v323r0 (four files)Version v323r0 (2026 Q4) · effective 2026-10-01 · file ccipra-v323r0-f1.TXTSHA-256 7793c0b6686c1e22…
Disclaimer
This page is an operational reference compiled from CMS publications: the HCPCS Level II file, the physician, DMEPOS and clinical laboratory fee schedules, OPPS and ASC addenda, NCCI MUE, PTP and add-on edit tables and the Medicare Coverage Database. Amounts are Medicare national figures before locality and state adjustment; Medicaid and commercial payers set their own. CPT codes are shown as numbers only; CPT descriptors are copyright AMA. Nothing here is legal, clinical or billing advice.
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