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A6591

Urinary cath suc pump

External urinary catheter; non-disposable, for use with suction pump, per month

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2023-04-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6591 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "A6591",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Urinary cath suc pump",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1E",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "34",
      "action_effective_date": "2023-04-01"
    },
    "description": "External urinary catheter; non-disposable, for use with suction pump, per month",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2023-04-01",
    "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 A6552-A6599"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

A6591 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1E
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
34
action effective date
2023-04-01

Change history

Lifecycle

A6591 has been in effect since 2023-04-01. 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 A6591 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/A6591 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code A6591. 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.