A4342 — Accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each
A4342 is a HCPCS Level II code for accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A4342 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- outpatient
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- DME supplier
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for A4342
- Long descriptor
- Accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each
- Short descriptor
- Iduc valve sply repl
- Added
- April 1, 2023
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 37 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to A4342
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A4342 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A4333Urinary catheter anchoring device, adhesive skin attachment, each
- A4334Urinary catheter anchoring device, leg strap, each
- A4335Incontinence supply; miscellaneous
- A4336Incontinence supply, urethral insert, any type, each
- A4337Incontinence supply, rectal insert, any type, each
- A4338Indwelling catheter; foley type, two-way latex with coating (teflon, silicone, silicone elastomer, or hydrophilic, etc.), each
- A4340Indwelling catheter; specialty type, (e.g., coude, mushroom, wing, etc.), each
- A4341Indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, patient inserted, replacement only, each
- A4344Indwelling catheter, foley type, two-way, all silicone or polyurethane, each
- A4346Indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, each
- A4349Male external catheter, with or without adhesive, disposable, each
- A4351Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each
- A4352Intermittent urinary catheter; coude (curved) tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomeric, etc.), each
- A4353Intermittent urinary catheter, with insertion supplies
- A4354Insertion tray with drainage bag but without catheter
- A4355Irrigation tubing set for continuous bladder irrigation through a three-way indwelling foley catheter, each
Questions about A4342
What is HCPCS code A4342?
A4342 is a HCPCS Level II code for accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A4342?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A4342 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is A4342 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A4342 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.