K0012 HCPCS Level II code: Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair
K0012 is the HCPCS code for “Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0012Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair
Short description: Ltwt portbl power whlchr
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0012 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Used durable medical equipment (DME); Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics; Rental of DME
- BETOS category
- Wheelchairs
- Added
- Jan 1, 1994
Where K0012 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0012Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair
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 K0012 mean?
K0012 is the HCPCS code for “Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchair” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0012?
CMS lists K0012’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. 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 K0012
All K codesK0006Heavy duty wheelchairK0007Extra heavy duty wheelchairK0008Custom manual wheelchair/baseK0009Other 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 brakingK0013Custom motorized/power wheelchair baseK0014Other motorized/power wheelchair baseK0015Detachable, non-adjustable height armrest, replacement only, eachK0017Detachable, adjustable height armrest, base, replacement only, eachK0018Detachable, adjustable height armrest, upper portion, replacement only, eachK0019Arm pad, replacement only, each