A4234 HCPCS Level II code: Replacement battery, alkaline, j cell, for use with medically necessary home blood glucose monitor owned by patient, each
A4234 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement battery, alkaline, j cell, for use with medically necessary home blood glucose monitor owned by patient, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4234Replacement battery, alkaline, j cell, for use with medically necessary home blood glucose monitor owned by patient, each
Short description: J-cell batt for glucose mon
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4234 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jan 1, 2006
Where A4234 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4234Replacement battery, alkaline, j cell, for use with medically necessary home blood glucose monitor owned by patient, each
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A4234 mean?
A4234 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement battery, alkaline, j cell, for use with medically necessary home blood glucose monitor owned by patient, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4234?
CMS lists A4234’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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