A7043 — Vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheter
A7043 is a HCPCS Level II code for vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheter. 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 A7043 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 A7043
- Long descriptor
- Vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheter
- Short descriptor
- Vacuum drainagebottle/tubing
- 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 A7043
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A7043 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- A7042Implanted pleural catheter, eachterminated
- 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
- A7502Replacement diaphragm/faceplate for tracheostoma valve, each
Questions about A7043
What is HCPCS code A7043?
A7043 is a HCPCS Level II code for vacuum drainage bottle and tubing for use with implanted catheter. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A7043?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A7043 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 A7043 still valid?
No. A7043 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.