A4388 HCPCS Level II code: Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (1 piece), each
A4388 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (1 piece), each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4388Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (1 piece), each
Short description: Drainable pch w ex wear barr
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4388 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, 2000
Where A4388 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4388Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (1 piece), 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 A4388 mean?
A4388 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (1 piece), each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4388?
CMS lists A4388’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 A4388
All A codesA4381Ostomy pouch, urinary, for use on faceplate, plastic, eachA4382Ostomy pouch, urinary, for use on faceplate, heavy plastic, eachA4383Ostomy pouch, urinary, for use on faceplate, rubber, eachA4384Ostomy faceplate equivalent, silicone ring, eachA4385Ostomy skin barrier, solid 4 x 4 or equivalent, extended wear, without built-in convexity, eachA4387Ostomy pouch, closed, with barrier attached, with built-in convexity (1 piece), eachA4389Ostomy pouch, drainable, with barrier attached, with built-in convexity (1 piece), eachA4390Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, with built-in convexity (1 piece), eachA4391Ostomy pouch, urinary, with extended wear barrier attached (1 piece), eachA4392Ostomy pouch, urinary, with standard wear barrier attached, with built-in convexity (1 piece), eachA4393Ostomy pouch, urinary, with extended wear barrier attached, with built-in convexity (1 piece), eachA4394Ostomy deodorant, with or without lubricant, for use in ostomy pouch, per fluid ounce