A4605 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each
A4605 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4605Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each
Short description: Trach suction cath close sys
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4605 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, 2005
Where A4605 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4605Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, 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 A4605 mean?
A4605 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4605?
CMS lists A4605’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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