A7040 HCPCS Level II code: One way chest drain valve
A7040 is the HCPCS code for “One way chest drain valve” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A7040One way chest drain valve
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7040 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where A7040 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A7040One way chest drain valve
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 A7040 mean?
A7040 is the HCPCS code for “One way chest drain valve” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A7040?
CMS lists A7040’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (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 A7040
All A codesA7034Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strapA7035Headgear used with positive airway pressure deviceA7036Chinstrap used with positive airway pressure deviceA7037Tubing used with positive airway pressure deviceA7038Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure deviceA7039Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure deviceA7041Water seal drainage container and tubing for use with implanted chest tubeA7042Implanted pleural catheter, eachA7043Vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheterA7044Oral interface used with positive airway pressure device, eachA7045Exhalation port with or without swivel used with accessories for positive airway devices, replacement onlyA7046Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each