K0740 HCPCS Level II code: Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
K0740 is the HCPCS code for “Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0740Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
Short description: Repair/svc oxygen equipment
HCPCS · United States
Notes for K0740
As CMS prints them, with any note K0740 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0157: MEDICARE BENEFIT POLICY MANUAL, PUB 100.02, CHAPTER 15, SECTION 110.2.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0740 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Non-covered by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Oxygen and supplies
- Added
- Apr 1, 2009
Where K0740 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0740Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
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 K0740 mean?
K0740 is the HCPCS code for “Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0740?
CMS lists K0740’s Medicare coverage as “Non-covered by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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.
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