Replacement battery for external infusion pump owned by patient, silver oxide, 1.5 volt, each
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Status: active (October 2026 file)
Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)
Outpatient hospital: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy
Medicare pricing for K0601
DMEPOS fee schedule, July 2026 (DME26-C)
NU (purchased, new), inexpensive or routinely purchased (IN): non-rural $1.57 in the contiguous states; $1.58 to $1.72 in AK, HI, PR and VI; rural $1.58
Payer policies and prior authorization for K0601
Payer coverage policies that name K0601
K0601 appears in 2 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.
From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.