A7042 HCPCS Level II code: Implanted pleural catheter, each
CMS terminated A7042: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2014. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
A7042Implanted pleural catheter, each
Short description: Implanted pleural catheter
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A7042 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, 2003
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2014
Where A7042 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Terminated A7042Implanted pleural catheter, 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
Is HCPCS code A7042 still valid?
No. CMS terminated A7042; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2014. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover A7042?
CMS lists A7042’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 A7042
All A codesA7036Chinstrap 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 deviceA7040One way chest drain valveA7041Water seal drainage container and tubing for use with implanted chest tubeA7043Vacuum 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, eachA7047Oral interface used with respiratory suction pump, eachA7048Vacuum drainage collection unit and tubing kit, including all supplies needed for collection unit change, for use with implanted catheter, each