K1001 — Electronic positional obstructive sleep apnea treatment, with sensor, includes all components and accessories, any type
K1001 is a HCPCS Level II code for electronic positional obstructive sleep apnea treatment, with sensor, includes all components and accessories, any type. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2023 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated K1001 on December 31, 2023. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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.
The CMS record for K1001
- Long descriptor
- Electronic positional obstructive sleep apnea treatment, with sensor, includes all components and accessories, any type
- Short descriptor
- Electronic posa treatment
- Added
- January 1, 2020
- Terminated
- December 31, 2023
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 36 — 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Capped rental DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to K1001
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If K1001 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- K0890Power wheelchair, group 5 pediatric, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 125 pounds
- K0891Power wheelchair, group 5 pediatric, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 125 pounds
- K0898Power wheelchair, not otherwise classified
- K0899Power mobility device, not coded by dme pdac or does not meet criteria
- K0900Customized durable medical equipment, other than wheelchair
- K0901Knee orthosis (ko), single upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated, off-the-shelfterminated
- K0902Knee orthosis (ko), double upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated, off-the-shelfterminated
- K0903For diabetics only, multiple density insert, made by direct carving with cam technology from a rectified cad model created from a digitized scan of the patient, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 3/16 inch material of shore a 35 durometer (or higher), includes arch filler and other shaping material, custom fabricated, eachterminated
- K1002Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (ces) system, any typeterminated
- K1003Whirlpool tub, walk-in, portableterminated
- K1004Low frequency ultrasonic diathermy treatment device for home use
- K1005Disposable collection and storage bag for breast milk, any size, any type, eachterminated
- K1006Suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine management systemterminated
- K1007Bilateral hip, knee, ankle, foot device, powered, includes pelvic component, single or double upright(s), knee joints any type, with or without ankle joints any type, includes all components and accessories, motors, microprocessors, sensors
- K1009Speech volume modulation system, any type, including all components and accessoriesterminated
- K1010Indwelling intraurethral drainage device with valve, patient inserted, replacement only, eachterminated
Questions about K1001
What is HCPCS code K1001?
K1001 is a HCPCS Level II code for electronic positional obstructive sleep apnea treatment, with sensor, includes all components and accessories, any type. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover K1001?
The CMS HCPCS file marks K1001 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is K1001 still valid?
No. K1001 was terminated on December 31, 2023 and should not be used on new claims.