K0838 HCPCS Level II code: Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds
K0838 is the HCPCS code for “Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
K0838Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds
Short description: Pwc gp 2 hd sing pow opt cap
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with K0838 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 K0838 sits
- 1K codesTemporary codes for DME
- 2Active code K0838Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 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 K0838 mean?
K0838 is the HCPCS code for “Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover K0838?
CMS lists K0838’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 K0838
All K codesK0829Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight 601 pounds or moreK0830Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0831Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0835Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0836Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0837Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 poundsK0839Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 poundsK0840Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or moreK0841Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0842Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, multiple power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsK0843Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 poundsK0848Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds