Tag: K0108
CMS limits K0108 for manual wheelchairs
February 10, 2017Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - CMS has taken away a Medicare beneficiary's “right to choose,” now that providers aren't allowed to use K0108 for titanium or heavy duty upgrades for manual wheelchairs, industry stakeholders say.In a joint article on Dec. 15, the DME MACs state that the codes for manual wheelchairs—K0001 through K0009—have always included the cost of these upgrades.“Suppliers billing for manual wheelchair bases must not include HCPCS code K0108 in addition to the base wheelchair...
Billing, Coding, Heavy duty, K0108, Manual Wheelchair, titanium
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