K1030 — External recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implanted cardiac contractility modulation generator, replacement only
K1030 is a HCPCS Level II code for external recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implanted cardiac contractility modulation generator, replacement only. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of K1030 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
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- outpatient
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- DME supplier
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
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 K1030
- Long descriptor
- External recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implanted cardiac contractility modulation generator, replacement only
- Short descriptor
- Ext recharge bat replacement
- Added
- April 1, 2022
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 99 — Other
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.
Value not established.
Codes adjacent to K1030
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If K1030 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- K1031Non-pneumatic compression controller without calibrated gradient pressureterminated
- K1032Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, full legterminated
- K1033Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, half legterminated
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Questions about K1030
What is HCPCS code K1030?
K1030 is a HCPCS Level II code for external recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implanted cardiac contractility modulation generator, replacement only. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover K1030?
The CMS HCPCS file marks K1030 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.