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K0013

K0013Custom motorized/power wheelchair base

HCPCSActiveBETOS D1D

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

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Custom power whlchr base

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
July 1, 2013

When CMS introduced the code.

BETOS
D1D

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
45 — DMEPOS

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.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026