A4624 HCPCS Level II code: Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each
A4624 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4624Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each
Short description: Tracheal suction tube
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4624 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, 1990
Where A4624 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4624Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than 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 A4624 mean?
A4624 is the HCPCS code for “Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4624?
CMS lists A4624’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.
Codes beside A4624
All A codesA4616Tubing (oxygen), per footA4617Mouth pieceA4618Breathing circuitsA4619Face tentA4620Variable concentration maskA4623Tracheostomy, inner cannulaA4625Tracheostomy care kit for new tracheostomyA4626Tracheostomy cleaning brush, eachA4627Spacer, bag or reservoir, with or without mask, for use with metered dose inhalerA4628Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, eachA4629Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomyA4630Replacement batteries, medically necessary, transcutaneous electrical stimulator, owned by patient