K1011 — Activation device for intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each
K1011 is a HCPCS Level II code for activation device for intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section. It was terminated on March 31, 2021 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated K1011 on March 31, 2021. 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 K1011
- Long descriptor
- Activation device for intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each
- Short descriptor
- Acti intraurethral drainage
- Added
- October 1, 2020
- Terminated
- March 31, 2021
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 99 — Other
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.
Value not established.
Codes adjacent to K1011
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If K1011 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- K1002Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (ces) system, any typeterminated
- K1003Whirlpool tub, walk-in, portableterminated
- K1004Low frequency ultrasonic diathermy treatment device for home use
- K1005Disposable collection and storage bag for breast milk, any size, any type, eachterminated
- K1006Suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine management systemterminated
- K1007Bilateral hip, knee, ankle, foot device, powered, includes pelvic component, single or double upright(s), knee joints any type, with or without ankle joints any type, includes all components and accessories, motors, microprocessors, sensors
- K1009Speech volume modulation system, any type, including all components and accessoriesterminated
- K1010Indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, patient inserted, replacement only, eachterminated
- K1012Charger and base station for intraurethral activation device, replacement onlyterminated
- K1013Enema tube, with or without adapter, any type, replacement only, eachterminated
- K1014Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, 4 bar linkage or multiaxial, fluid swing and stance phase controlterminated
- K1015Foot, adductus positioning device, adjustableterminated
- K1016Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator for electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerveterminated
- K1017Monthly supplies for use of device coded at k1016terminated
- K1018External upper limb tremor stimulator of the peripheral nerves of the wristterminated
- K1019Supplies and accessories for external upper limb tremor stimulator of the peripheral nerves of the wristterminated
Questions about K1011
What is HCPCS code K1011?
K1011 is a HCPCS Level II code for activation device for intraurethral drainage device with valve, replacement only, each. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover K1011?
The CMS HCPCS file marks K1011 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 K1011 still valid?
No. K1011 was terminated on March 31, 2021 and should not be used on new claims.