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Correct Coding - Incorrect Use of HCPCS Code K0108 to Bill for a Wheelchair Headrest

July 18, 2018

Correct Coding – Incorrect Use of HCPCS Code K0108 To Bill for a Wheelchair Headrest
Recent reports have identified that suppliers are billing Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code K0108 (WHEELCHAIR COMPONENT OR ACCESSORY, NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED) for a wheelchair headrest. Read the complete advisory article - Correct Coding – Incorrect Use of HCPCS Code K0108 To Bill for a Wheelchair Headrest.

Published by Noridian as the PDAC, July 2018.& Republished by Palmetto GBA as the PDAC, January 2019.

Last Updated: 07/18/2018

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