K0008 HCPCS Level II code: Custom manual wheelchair/base
K0008 is the HCPCS code for “Custom manual wheelchair/base” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0008Custom manual wheelchair/base
Short description: Cstm manual wheelchair/base
HCPCS · United States
Notes for K0008
As CMS prints them, with any note K0008 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0188: PUB. 100-04 CH. 20 S. 30.3.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0008 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Customized DME items
- Type of service
- Used durable medical equipment (DME); Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics; Rental of DME
- BETOS category
- Wheelchairs
- Added
- Jul 1, 2013
Where K0008 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0008Custom manual wheelchair/base
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code K0008 mean?
K0008 is the HCPCS code for “Custom manual wheelchair/base” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0008?
CMS lists K0008’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Customized DME items”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside K0008
All K codesK0002Standard hemi (low seat) wheelchairK0003Lightweight wheelchairK0004High strength, lightweight wheelchairK0005Ultralightweight wheelchairK0006Heavy duty wheelchairK0007Extra heavy duty wheelchairK0009Other manual wheelchair/baseK0010Standard - weight frame motorized/power wheelchairK0011Standard - weight frame motorized/power wheelchair with programmable control parameters for speed adjustment, tremor dampening, acceleration control and brakingK0012Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchairK0013Custom motorized/power wheelchair baseK0014Other motorized/power wheelchair base