Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs)
K0848 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds or just “Pwc gp 3 std seat/back” for short, used in Used durable medical equipment (DME).
HCPCS Level II Code Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) |
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HCPCS Code | K0848 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
36 - Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Coverage code | C - Carrier judgment |
BETOS2 code | D1D - Wheelchairs |
HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
Type of service | A - Used durable medical equipment (DME) |
Effective date | Effective Oct 01, 2006 |
Date added | Added Oct 01, 2006 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.
Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment
1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”