Wheelchair & Scooter HCPCS Codes: Medicare Fees
Manual wheelchairs (K0001–K0009), power-operated vehicles (K0800–K0812) and power wheelchairs (K0813–K0891) each have their own LCD and documentation rules. This category spans 99 active HCPCS codes, 79 of them with a 2026 Medicare DMEPOS fee. Coverage is set by LCD L33788 (Manual Wheelchair Bases); LCD L33789 (Power Mobility Devices); LCD L33312 (Wheelchair Seating).
Equipment in this category
- Power wheelchair HCPCS code
- Manual wheelchair HCPCS code
- Transport chair HCPCS code
- Mobility scooter HCPCS code
- Wheelchair cushion HCPCS code
Medicare coverage policy
All wheelchairs and mobility devices codes
| Code | Description | Medicare coverage | DMEPOS fee (state range) | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $25.23–$53.63 (RR) | 1,305,390 (2024) |
| K0002 | Standard hemi (low seat) wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $38.93–$101.05 (RR) | 69,565 (2024) |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $36.91–$115.29 (RR) | 471,617 (2024) |
| K0004 | High strength, lightweight wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $48.55–$163.93 (RR) | 47,898 (2024) |
| K0005 | Ultralightweight wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $2,590.67–$2,797.90 (NU) | 21,620 (2024) |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $68.77–$169.03 (RR) | 66,273 (2024) |
| K0007 | Extra heavy duty wheelchair | Carrier judgment | $96.40–$211.59 (RR) | 42,671 (2024) |
| K0008 | Custom manual wheelchair/base | Special coverage instructions apply | — | — |
| K0009 | Other manual wheelchair/base | Carrier judgment | $101.86–$122.26 (RR) | — |
| E1161 | Manual adult size wheelchair, includes tilt in space | Carrier judgment | $337.19–$404.64 (RR) | 80,383 (2024) |
| E1037 | Transport chair, pediatric size | Special coverage instructions apply | $120.03–$169.86 (RR) | 36 (2024) |
| E1038 | Transport chair, adult size, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Special coverage instructions apply | $16.27–$25.27 (RR) | 173,674 (2024) |
| E1039 | Transport chair, adult size, heavy duty, patient weight capacity greater than 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $38.51–$52.61 (RR) | 3,033 (2024) |
| K0800 | Power operated vehicle, group 1 standard, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,000.74–$1,438.64 (NU) | 4,397 (2024) |
| K0801 | Power operated vehicle, group 1 heavy duty, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,814.61–$2,441.80 (NU) | 435 (2024) |
| K0802 | Power operated vehicle, group 1 very heavy duty, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $2,414.55–$2,971.04 (NU) | — |
| K0806 | Power operated vehicle, group 2 standard, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,748.83–$1,930.97 (NU) | — |
| K0807 | Power operated vehicle, group 2 heavy duty, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $2,710.26–$2,958.32 (NU) | — |
| K0808 | Power operated vehicle, group 2 very heavy duty, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $4,189.62–$4,575.25 (NU) | — |
| K0812 | Power operated vehicle, not otherwise classified | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0813 | Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, portable, sling/solid seat and back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $312.68–$422.33 (RR) | 32 (2024) |
| K0814 | Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, portable, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $321.31–$496.89 (RR) | 349 (2024) |
| K0815 | Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, sling/solid seat and back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $350.06–$559.30 (RR) | — |
| K0816 | Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $327.71–$529.49 (RR) | 699 (2024) |
| K0820 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, portable, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $317.50–$467.11 (RR) | — |
| K0821 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, portable, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $328.10–$523.73 (RR) | 21,960 (2024) |
| K0822 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $350.96–$607.88 (RR) | 4,293 (2024) |
| K0823 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $328.10–$596.48 (RR) | 105,830 (2024) |
| K0824 | Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $478.75–$781.57 (RR) | 650 (2024) |
| K0825 | Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $469.43–$733.08 (RR) | 15,986 (2024) |
| K0826 | Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $799.42–$1,211.30 (RR) | 96 (2024) |
| K0827 | Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $708.86–$1,029.95 (RR) | 1,351 (2024) |
| K0828 | Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $1,061.46–$1,334.70 (RR) | — |
| K0829 | Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $1,010.21–$1,236.06 (RR) | — |
| K0830 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | 393 (2024) |
| K0831 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | 3,861 (2024) |
| K0835 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $449.35–$635.86 (RR) | 1,564 (2024) |
| K0836 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $466.07–$659.42 (RR) | 1,748 (2024) |
| K0837 | Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $576.34–$778.91 (RR) | 318 (2024) |
| K0838 | Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $510.83–$694.44 (RR) | 246 (2024) |
| K0839 | Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $765.58–$1,018.13 (RR) | 92 (2024) |
| K0840 | Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $1,175.41–$1,550.23 (RR) | — |
| K0841 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $506.38–$690.83 (RR) | 1,145 (2024) |
| K0842 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, multiple power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $505.64–$690.46 (RR) | 1,562 (2024) |
| K0843 | Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $600.26–$827.04 (RR) | 495 (2024) |
| K0848 | Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $973.66–$1,071.04 (RR) | 285 (2024) |
| K0849 | Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $936.11–$1,029.75 (RR) | 364 (2024) |
| K0850 | Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,129.38–$1,242.36 (RR) | — |
| K0851 | Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,085.92–$1,194.54 (RR) | — |
| K0852 | Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,304.94–$1,435.47 (RR) | — |
| K0853 | Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,340.51–$1,474.57 (RR) | — |
| K0854 | Power wheelchair, group 3 extra heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $1,775.89–$1,953.49 (RR) | — |
| K0855 | Power wheelchair, group 3 extra heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $1,677.58–$1,845.35 (RR) | — |
| K0856 | Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,045.09–$1,149.63 (RR) | 1,887 (2024) |
| K0857 | Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,066.05–$1,172.66 (RR) | 62 (2024) |
| K0858 | Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,296.66–$1,426.39 (RR) | 90 (2024) |
| K0859 | Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,236.63–$1,360.29 (RR) | — |
| K0860 | Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,852.46–$2,037.75 (RR) | — |
| K0861 | Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,046.78–$1,151.47 (RR) | 13,866 (2024) |
| K0862 | Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,296.66–$1,426.39 (RR) | 667 (2024) |
| K0863 | Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | $1,852.46–$2,037.75 (RR) | — |
| K0864 | Power wheelchair, group 3 extra heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more | Carrier judgment | $2,204.42–$2,424.90 (RR) | — |
| K0868 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0869 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0870 | Power wheelchair, group 4 heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0871 | Power wheelchair, group 4 very heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0877 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0878 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0879 | Power wheelchair, group 4 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0880 | Power wheelchair, group 4 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight 451 to 600 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0884 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0885 | Power wheelchair, group 4 standard, multiple power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0886 | Power wheelchair, group 4 heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0890 | Power wheelchair, group 5 pediatric, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 125 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| K0891 | Power wheelchair, group 5 pediatric, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 125 pounds | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| E2601 | General use wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $44.60–$90.13 (NU) | 148,442 (2024) |
| E2602 | General use wheelchair seat cushion, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $95.04–$176.02 (NU) | 5,689 (2024) |
| E2603 | Skin protection wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $115.21–$223.44 (NU) | 4,802 (2024) |
| E2604 | Skin protection wheelchair seat cushion, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $163.68–$277.75 (NU) | 477 (2024) |
| E2605 | Positioning wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $244.34–$396.77 (NU) | 2,273 (2024) |
| E2606 | Positioning wheelchair seat cushion, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $388.33–$618.94 (NU) | 1,328 (2024) |
| E2607 | Skin protection and positioning wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $230.85–$427.26 (NU) | 14,298 (2024) |
| E2608 | Skin protection and positioning wheelchair seat cushion, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $296.54–$513.08 (NU) | 781 (2024) |
| E2609 | Custom fabricated wheelchair seat cushion, any size | Carrier judgment | — | 2,733 (2024) |
| E2610 | Wheelchair seat cushion, powered | Carrier judgment | — | — |
| E2611 | General use wheelchair back cushion, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $180.01–$460.46 (NU) | 95,837 (2024) |
| E2612 | General use wheelchair back cushion, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $346.44–$622.81 (NU) | 3,232 (2024) |
| E2613 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $354.05–$579.33 (NU) | 5,114 (2024) |
| E2614 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $527.46–$801.75 (NU) | 119 (2024) |
| E2615 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior-lateral, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $414.63–$666.76 (NU) | 4,084 (2024) |
| E2616 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior-lateral, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $545.28–$897.06 (NU) | 46 (2024) |
| E2617 | Custom fabricated wheelchair back cushion, any size, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | — | 3,196 (2024) |
| E2619 | Replacement cover for wheelchair seat cushion or back cushion, each | Carrier judgment | $61.28–$75.61 (NU) | 2,339 (2024) |
| E2620 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, planar back with lateral supports, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $428.59–$807.29 (NU) | 14,873 (2024) |
| E2621 | Positioning wheelchair back cushion, planar back with lateral supports, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware | Carrier judgment | $521.07–$847.24 (NU) | 426 (2024) |
| E2622 | Skin protection wheelchair seat cushion, adjustable, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $388.75–$488.60 (NU) | 11,463 (2024) |
| E2623 | Skin protection wheelchair seat cushion, adjustable, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $491.60–$621.69 (NU) | 671 (2024) |
| E2624 | Skin protection and positioning wheelchair seat cushion, adjustable, width less than 22 inches, any depth | Carrier judgment | $395.03–$492.60 (NU) | 5,816 (2024) |
| E2625 | Skin protection and positioning wheelchair seat cushion, adjustable, width 22 inches or greater, any depth | Carrier judgment | $488.89–$623.63 (NU) | 269 (2024) |
Frequently asked questions
Which HCPCS codes are used for wheelchairs and mobility devices?
K0001 (Standard wheelchair); K0003 (Lightweight wheelchair); E1038 (Transport chair pt wt<=300lb); E2601 (Gen w/c cushion wdth < 22 in); K0823 (Pwc gp 2 std cap chair).
Which Medicare policy covers wheelchairs and mobility devices?
L33788: Manual Wheelchair Bases; L33789: Power Mobility Devices; L33312: Wheelchair Seating.
Which wheelchairs and mobility devices codes does Medicare pay for most often?
K0001: 1,305,390 services in 2024; K0003: 471,617 services in 2024; E1038: 173,674 services in 2024; E2601: 148,442 services in 2024; K0823: 105,830 services in 2024.
Next steps
- Run a reimbursement report for a device billed under K0001
- Watch K0001 for fee, coverage and descriptor changes
- Build a full Medicare revenue model for K0001
Sources: CMS HCPCS Level II; CMS DMEPOS fee schedule 2026; CMS Medicare Coverage Database. Not billing or legal advice.