K0098 HCPCS Level II code: Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only
K0098 is the HCPCS code for “Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0098Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only
Short description: Drive belt for pwc, repl
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0098 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased 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 K0098 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0098Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only
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 K0098 mean?
K0098 is the HCPCS code for “Drive belt for power wheelchair, replacement only” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0098?
CMS lists K0098’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased 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 K0098
All K codesK0069Rear wheel assembly, complete, with solid tire, spokes or molded, replacement only, eachK0070Rear wheel assembly, complete, with pneumatic tire, spokes or molded, replacement only, eachK0071Front caster assembly, complete, with pneumatic tire, replacement only, eachK0072Front caster assembly, complete, with semi-pneumatic tire, replacement only, eachK0073Caster pin lock, eachK0077Front caster assembly, complete, with solid tire, replacement only, eachK0105Iv hanger, eachK0108Wheelchair component or accessory, not otherwise specifiedK0195Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base)K0455Infusion pump used for uninterrupted parenteral administration of medication, (e.g., epoprostenol or treprostinol)K0462Temporary replacement for patient owned equipment being repaired, any typeK0552Supplies for external non-insulin drug infusion pump, syringe type cartridge, sterile, each