K0609 HCPCS Level II code: Replacement electrodes for use with automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each
K0609 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement electrodes for use with automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0609Replacement electrodes for use with automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each
Short description: Repl electrode for aed
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0609 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jul 1, 2003
Where K0609 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0609Replacement electrodes for use with automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each
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 K0609 mean?
K0609 is the HCPCS code for “Replacement electrodes for use with automated external defibrillator, garment type only, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0609?
CMS lists K0609’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – DME supplies (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 K0609
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