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A6259

Transparent film > 48 sq in

Transparent film, sterile, more than 48 sq. in., each dressing

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
1997-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6259 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "A6259",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Transparent film > 48 sq in",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1A",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "S",
      "pricing_indicator": "35",
      "action_effective_date": "2009-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Transparent film, sterile, more than 48 sq. in., each dressing",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1997-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "wound-care-supplies"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "wound-care-supplies",
        "name": "Wound dressings and supplies",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range A6000-A6513"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A6259 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1A
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
S
pricing indicator
35
action effective date
2009-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A6259 has been in effect since 1997-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up A6259 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6259 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A6259. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.