A4418 HCPCS Level II code: Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each
A4418 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4418Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each
Short description: Ost pch clsd w/o bar w filtr
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4418 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- 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, 2004
Where A4418 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4418Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (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 A4418 mean?
A4418 is the HCPCS code for “Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4418?
CMS lists A4418’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” 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 A4418
All A codesA4412Ostomy pouch, drainable, high output, for use on a barrier with flange (2 piece system), without filter, eachA4413Ostomy pouch, drainable, high output, for use on a barrier with flange (2 piece system), with filter, eachA4414Ostomy skin barrier, with flange (solid, flexible or accordion), without built-in convexity, 4 x 4 inches or smaller, eachA4415Ostomy skin barrier, with flange (solid, flexible or accordion), without built-in convexity, larger than 4 x 4 inches, eachA4416Ostomy pouch, closed, with barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), eachA4417Ostomy pouch, closed, with barrier attached, with built-in convexity, with filter (1 piece), eachA4419Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with non-locking flange, with filter (2 piece), eachA4420Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with locking flange (2 piece), eachA4421Ostomy supply; miscellaneousA4422Ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, eachA4423Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with locking flange, with filter (2 piece), eachA4424Ostomy pouch, drainable, with barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each