A4351 HCPCS Level II code: Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each
A4351 is the HCPCS code for “Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4351Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each
Short description: Straight tip urine catheter
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4351 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
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1990
Where A4351 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4351Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), 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 A4351 mean?
A4351 is the HCPCS code for “Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4351?
CMS lists A4351’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 A4351
All A codesA4340Indwelling 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, eachA4349Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, 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), eachA4357Bedside drainage bag, day or night, with or without anti-reflux device, with or without tube, each