K0822 HCPCS Level II code: Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
K0822 is the HCPCS code for “Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0822Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
Short description: Pwc gp 2 std seat/back
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0822 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
- Oct 1, 2006
Where K0822 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0822Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
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 K0822 mean?
K0822 is the HCPCS code for “Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0822?
CMS lists K0822’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 K0822
All K codesK0813Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, portable, sling/solid seat and back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0814Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, portable, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0815Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, sling/solid seat and back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0816Power wheelchair, group 1 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0820Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, portable, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0821Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, portable, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0823Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0824Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 poundsK0825Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 poundsK0826Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 poundsK0827Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 poundsK0828Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more