A4870 HCPCS Level II code: Plumbing and/or electrical work for home hemodialysis equipment
A4870 is the HCPCS code for “Plumbing and/or electrical work for home hemodialysis equipment” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A4870Plumbing and/or electrical work for home hemodialysis equipment
Short description: Plumb/elec wk hm hemo equip
HCPCS · United States
Notes for A4870
As CMS prints them, with any note A4870 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0017: SEE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL SECTION 3170.5 FOR COVERAGE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO E1510-E1600, E1620, E1630-E1699, A4650-A4663, A4690, A4712, A4730-A4870, A4890-A4927.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A4870 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- ESRD supplies
- BETOS category
- Dialysis services (Non-Medicare fee schedule)
- Added
- Jan 1, 1986
Where A4870 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A4870Plumbing and/or electrical work for home hemodialysis equipment
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 A4870 mean?
A4870 is the HCPCS code for “Plumbing and/or electrical work for home hemodialysis equipment” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A4870?
CMS lists A4870’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 A4870
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