A4346 — Indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, each
A4346 is a HCPCS Level II code for indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, each. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 statusP
Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of A4346 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- DME supplier
- 3 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Published Contractor Policy
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 A4346
- Long descriptor
- Indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, each
- Short descriptor
- Cath indw foley 3 way
- Added
- January 1, 1983
- 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 A4346
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A4346 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- A4342Accessories for patient inserted indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each
- A4344Indwelling catheter, foley type, two-way, all silicone or polyurethane, 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
- A4356External urethral clamp or compression device (not to be used for catheter clamp), each
- A4357Bedside drainage bag, day or night, with or without anti-reflux device, with or without tube, each
Questions about A4346
What is HCPCS code A4346?
A4346 is a HCPCS Level II code for indwelling catheter; foley type, three way for continuous irrigation, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A4346?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A4346 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
How is A4346 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A4346 carries PFS status code P. Bundled or excluded. No RVUs and no payment: either bundled into another service or paid under a different provision of the Act.