Filter holder and integrated filter housing, and adhesive, for use as a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, each
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
Status: active (October 2026 file)
Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)
Practitioner: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy
Outpatient hospital: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy
DME supplier: max 200 units per day (clinical), rationale: Published Contractor Policy
Medicare pricing for A7509
DMEPOS fee schedule, July 2026 (DME26-C)
no modifier, ostomy, tracheostomy and urological (OS): non-rural $2.01 in the contiguous states; $2.01 to $2.37 in AK, HI, PR and VI; ceiling $2.01, floor $1.71
Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)
Status X: statutory exclusion, not paid under the PFS.
From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.