A4349 HCPCS Level II code: Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, each
A4349 is the HCPCS code for “Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4349Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, each
Short description: Disposable male external cat
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4349 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Medical/surgical supplies
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where A4349 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4349Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, 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 A4349 mean?
A4349 is the HCPCS code for “Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4349?
CMS lists A4349’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies (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.
Codes beside A4349
All A codesA4338Indwelling catheter; foley type, two-way latex with coating (teflon, silicone, silicone elastomer, or hydrophilic, etc.), eachA4340Indwelling catheter; specialty type, (e.g., coude, mushroom, wing, etc.), eachA4341Indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, patient inserted, replacement only, eachA4342Accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, eachA4344Indwelling catheter, foley type, two-way, all silicone or polyurethane, eachA4346Indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, eachA4351Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), eachA4352Intermittent urinary catheter; coude (curved) tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomeric, etc.), eachA4353Intermittent urinary catheter, with insertion suppliesA4354Insertion tray with drainage bag but without catheterA4355Irrigation tubing set for continuous bladder irrigation through a three-way indwelling foley catheter, eachA4356External urethral clamp or compression device (not to be used for catheter clamp), each