A4422 — Ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, each
A4422 is a HCPCS Level II code for ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, 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 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 A4422 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
- 7 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: CMS Workgroup
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 A4422
- Long descriptor
- Ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, each
- Short descriptor
- Ost pouch absorbent material
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- 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 A4422
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A4422 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A4414Ostomy skin barrier, with flange (solid, flexible or accordion), without built-in convexity, 4 x 4 inches or smaller, each
- A4415Ostomy skin barrier, with flange (solid, flexible or accordion), without built-in convexity, larger than 4 x 4 inches, each
- A4416Ostomy pouch, closed, with barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each
- A4417Ostomy pouch, closed, with barrier attached, with built-in convexity, with filter (1 piece), each
- A4418Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each
- A4419Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with non-locking flange, with filter (2 piece), each
- A4420Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with locking flange (2 piece), each
- A4421Ostomy supply; miscellaneous
- A4423Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with locking flange, with filter (2 piece), each
- A4424Ostomy pouch, drainable, with barrier attached, with filter (1 piece), each
- A4425Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with non-locking flange, with filter (2 piece system), each
- A4426Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with locking flange (2 piece system), each
- A4427Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with locking flange, with filter (2 piece system), each
- A4428Ostomy pouch, urinary, with extended wear barrier attached, with faucet-type tap with valve (1 piece), each
- A4429Ostomy pouch, urinary, with barrier attached, with built-in convexity, with faucet-type tap with valve (1 piece), each
- A4430Ostomy pouch, urinary, with extended wear barrier attached, with built-in convexity, with faucet-type tap with valve (1 piece), each
Questions about A4422
What is HCPCS code A4422?
A4422 is a HCPCS Level II code for ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, each. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A4422?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A4422 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 A4422 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A4422 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.