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A6532

Compress stking bk40-50 surg

Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 40-50 mmhg, used as a surgical dressing, each

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2006-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6532 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "A6532",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Compress stking bk40-50 surg",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1A",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "35",
      "action_effective_date": "2024-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 40-50 mmhg, used as a surgical dressing, each",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2006-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "compression-garments-and-pumps"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "compression-garments-and-pumps",
        "name": "Compression garments and pumps",
        "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 A6530-A6549"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A6532 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1A
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
35
action effective date
2024-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A6532 has been in effect since 2006-01-01. 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 A6532 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6532 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A6532. 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.