K0013 — Custom motorized/power wheelchair base
K0013 is a HCPCS Level II code for custom motorized/power wheelchair base. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) 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.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of K0013 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
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 K0013
- Long descriptor
- Custom motorized/power wheelchair base
- Short descriptor
- Custom power whlchr base
- Added
- July 1, 2013
- BETOS
- D1D
- Pricing indicator
- 45 — 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.
Customized DME items.
Codes adjacent to K0013
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If K0013 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- K0005Ultralightweight wheelchair
- K0006Heavy duty wheelchair
- K0007Extra heavy duty wheelchair
- K0008Custom manual wheelchair/base
- K0009Other manual wheelchair/base
- K0010Standard - weight frame motorized/power wheelchair
- K0011Standard - weight frame motorized/power wheelchair with programmable control parameters for speed adjustment, tremor dampening, acceleration control and braking
- K0012Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair
- K0014Other motorized/power wheelchair base
- K0015Detachable, non-adjustable height armrest, replacement only, each
- K0017Detachable, adjustable height armrest, base, replacement only, each
- K0018Detachable, adjustable height armrest, upper portion, replacement only, each
- K0019Arm pad, replacement only, each
- K0020Fixed, adjustable height armrest, pair
- K0037High mount flip-up footrest, each
- K0038Leg strap, each
Questions about K0013
What is HCPCS code K0013?
K0013 is a HCPCS Level II code for custom motorized/power wheelchair base. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover K0013?
The CMS HCPCS file marks K0013 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.