A7042 — Implanted pleural catheter, each
A7042 is a HCPCS Level II code for implanted pleural catheter, each. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated A7042 on December 31, 2014. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for A7042
- Long descriptor
- Implanted pleural catheter, each
- Short descriptor
- Implanted pleural catheter
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 38 — 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices and vision services. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to A7042
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A7042 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A7034Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap
- A7035Headgear used with positive airway pressure device
- A7036Chinstrap used with positive airway pressure device
- A7037Tubing used with positive airway pressure device
- A7038Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device
- A7039Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device
- A7040One way chest drain valve
- A7041Water seal drainage container and tubing for use with implanted chest tube
- A7043Vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheterterminated
- A7044Oral interface used with positive airway pressure device, each
- A7045Exhalation port with or without swivel used with accessories for positive airway devices, replacement only
- A7046Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each
- A7047Oral interface used with respiratory suction pump, each
- A7048Vacuum drainage collection unit and tubing kit, including all supplies needed for collection unit change, for use with implanted catheter, each
- A7049Expiratory positive airway pressure intranasal resistance valve
- A7501Tracheostoma valve, including diaphragm, each
Questions about A7042
What is HCPCS code A7042?
A7042 is a HCPCS Level II code for implanted pleural catheter, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A7042?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A7042 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.
Is A7042 still valid?
No. A7042 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.