K0013 HCPCS Level II code: Custom motorized/power wheelchair base
K0013 is the HCPCS code for “Custom motorized/power wheelchair base” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0013Custom motorized/power wheelchair base
Short description: Custom power whlchr base
HCPCS · United States
Notes for K0013
As CMS prints them, with any note K0013 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 K0013 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 K0013 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0013Custom motorized/power 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 K0013 mean?
K0013 is the HCPCS code for “Custom motorized/power wheelchair base” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0013?
CMS lists K0013’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 K0013
All K codesK0007Extra 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 brakingK0012Lightweight portable motorized/power wheelchairK0014Other 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, eachK0020Fixed, adjustable height armrest, pair