A6517

Grad com wrap w strap bn cus

Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom

Code system: HCPCS Level II
Status: Active
Billable: Yes
In effect from: 2025-04-01

Request

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6517 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

200 OK · application/json

{
  "data": {
    "code": "A6517",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Grad com wrap w strap bn cus",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "O1L",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "S",
      "pricing_indicator": "40",
      "action_effective_date": "2025-04-01"
    },
    "description": "Gradient compression wrap with adjustable straps, below knee, each, custom",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2025-04-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "medical-supplies"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "medical-supplies",
        "name": "Medical and surgical supplies",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range A4000-A8999"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A6517 in the HCPCS file

betos: O1L
coverage: C
action code: N
type of service: S
pricing indicator: 40
action effective date: 2025-04-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A6517 has been in effect since 2025-04-01. 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 A6517 from code or an agent

curl

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6517 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

MCP prompt

Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A6517. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

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