HCPCS code K0001 — Standard wheelchair. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 1994. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

K0001

Active

Standard wheelchair

Category: Temporary DME
Section: K-codes: Temporary DME Codes
Effective: Jan 1, 1994
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: Y — Non-implantable durable medical equipment

Medicare Part B utilization — 2023

Services billed
420,000
Beneficiaries
380,000
Medicare paid
$13,440,000
Avg per service
$40.00

Source: Medicare Part B Provider Utilization Public Use File (anonymized, aggregated to HCPCS level).

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of K0001 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
DME Supplier 1
Outpatient Hospital 0
Practitioner Services 0

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits