`K0828` Pwc gp 2 xtra hd seat/back

Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026)

Practitioner: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy
Outpatient hospital: max 0 units per day (clinical), rationale: CMS Policy
DME supplier: max 1 units per day (policy), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction

Medicare pricing for K0828

DMEPOS fee schedule, July 2026 (DME26-C)

RR (rental), capped rental (CR): non-rural $1,061.46 to $1,173.15 in the contiguous states; $1,271.06 to $1,334.70 in AK, HI, PR and VI; rural $1,246.67

Payer policies and prior authorization for K0828

72 of 72 payer prior-auth lists that name K0828 require prior authorization or set conditions: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, CarePlus Health Plans, Humana, Medicare, Molina Complete Care (Virginia), Molina Healthcare of Arizona, Molina Healthcare of California, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Molina Healthcare of Idaho, Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Molina Healthcare of Iowa, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, Molina Healthcare of Nevada, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, and others.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	AZ Blue-administered Medicare Advantage (M2K)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Effective 09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Federal Employee Program (FEP)	AZ	prior auth under conditions	FEP Blue Focus only	Sep 1, 2026	Federal Employee Program (FEP) Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (Updated 09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	Standard PA code list (most commercial plans)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	AZ Blue Standard Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue)	State of Arizona employee group (SYD, S3Z)	AZ	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	State of Arizona Group Prior Authorization Requirements Code List (09/01/2026)
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan	Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal	CA	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Medi-Cal Prior Authorization List
Medicare	DMEPOS Master List (items potentially subject to PA)	All	prior auth under conditions	On the Master List; PA only if CMS selects it for the Required List	Jul 30, 2026	Master List of DMEPOS Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements
Medicare	DMEPOS Required Prior Authorization	All	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2018	Required Prior Authorization List
Aetna	Commercial	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Participating provider precertification list for Aetna®
Aetna	Medicare Advantage	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Participating provider precertification list for Aetna®
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois	Blue Cross Community Health Plans (BCCHP), Illinois Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Illinois Medicaid Prior Authorization Code List, Effective 10/1/2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois	Blue Cross Community MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative)	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Procedure Code List, Effective 1/1/2025
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico	Turquoise Care (New Mexico Medicaid)	NM	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	New Mexico Medicaid Benefit Preauthorization Procedure Code List 10/1/26
CarePlus Health Plans	CarePlus Health Plans	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (FL)	FL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 *New prior authorization requirement 787403FL0725 FLHMQSREN Humana Dual Fully Integrated Florida Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IL)	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Fully Integrated Illinois Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (IN)	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	*New prior authorization requirement 814403IN0825 H4939_INHN6Z6EN_C Humana PathWays Dual Care (HMO-POS D-SNP) Indiana Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (MI)	MI	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Dual Highly Integrated Michigan Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (SC)	SC	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Dual Highly Integrated South Carolina Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Illinois Prior Authorization and Notification List To view -specific medical coverage policies, please visit Humana Healthy Horizons in Illinois Clinical coverage policies .
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	IN	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	1 Humana Healthy Horizons® in Indiana Preauthorization and Notification List (PAL) for Indiana PathWays for Aging Please note the term prior authorization when used in this communication, is defined a
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	KY	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	please visit Humana Healthy Horizons in Kentucky Clinical coverage policies.
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	LA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana Prior Authorization and Notification List To Except where noted via links on the following pages, prior authorization requests for medical services may be initiate
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	OH	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	555201OH0924-B OHHMZG2EN Humana Healthy Horizons® in Ohio Prior Authorization Notification List (PAL) The following preauthorization and notification list
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	OK	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons® in Oklahoma Prior Authorization Notification List (PAL) The following preauthorization and notification list
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	SC	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in South Carolina Prior authorization and Notification List The following list describes services and medications that are commonly reviewed and may require additional clinical
Humana	Humana Healthy Horizons	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Humana Healthy Horizons in Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List (PAL)
Humana	Humana MA and D-SNP	All	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2027	Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Prior Authorization and Notification List
Humana	Humana Puerto Rico MA and Dual Medicare-Medicaid	PR	prior auth required		Nov 3, 2025	Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plans Preauthorization and Notification List Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage and Dual Medicare-Medicaid Plan Preauthorization and Notification
Humana	Oak Street Health	All	prior auth required			Oak Street Health (Humana): Prior Authorization List (PAL) Codes Under Management
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	VA	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Virginia), effective Q1 2022
Molina Complete Care (Virginia)	Medicaid	VA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2025	Virginia Medicaid PA Code Matrix and Virginia code/benefit exceptions, effective Q2 2025
Molina Healthcare of Arizona	Medicare-only PA matrix for D-SNP	AZ	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Arizona), effective Q1 2022
Molina Healthcare of California	Medicaid	CA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2026	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q2 2026
Molina Healthcare of California	Medicare Advantage	CA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (California), effective Q3 2021
Molina Healthcare of Florida	Medicare Advantage	FL	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Florida), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Idaho	Medicare Advantage	ID	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Idaho), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Illinois	Medicaid	IL	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2022	Molina Healthcare of Illinois Codification Grid Q3 2026
Molina Healthcare of Iowa	Medicaid	IA	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2023	IA Prior Authorization Matrix, effective Q3 2023
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Medicare Advantage	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Medicaid	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Michigan	Exchange	MI	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2021	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix, effective 7/1/2021
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi	Medicaid	MS	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Mississippi Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and exceptions, effective Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Nevada	Medicaid	NV	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2022	Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective Q4 2022
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicare Advantage	NM	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (New Mexico), effective Q1 2021
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico	Medicaid	NM	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	New Mexico Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix, effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicaid and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicaid	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Medicare and MyCare Ohio (MMP) Medicare	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of Ohio	Exchange	OH	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2023	Molina Healthcare of Ohio Prior Authorization (PA) Code List, effective 2023-10-01
Molina Healthcare of South Carolina	Medicare Advantage	SC	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (South Carolina), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR	TX	prior auth required		Feb 19, 2025	Molina Healthcare of Texas Prior Authorization Annual Review Report (STAR), reviewed 2025-02-19
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR+PLUS	TX	prior auth required		Feb 19, 2025	Molina Healthcare of Texas Prior Authorization Annual Review Report (STAR+PLUS), reviewed 2025-02-19
Molina Healthcare of Texas	STAR, STAR+PLUS, STAR Kids, CHIP (Medicaid PA code matrix)	TX	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Medicaid Behavioral Health and Medical Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), 2026-Q3
Molina Healthcare of Texas	Exchange	TX	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2019	Marketplace Prior Authorization (PA) Code Matrix (Texas), effective July 1, 2026
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicare Advantage	UT	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Utah), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Utah	Medicaid	UT	prior auth required		Jan 1, 2025	Utah Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Utah code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
Molina Healthcare of Washington	Medicare Advantage	WA	prior auth required		Apr 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Washington), effective Q2 2021
Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin	Medicare Advantage	WI	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (Wisconsin), effective Q4 2021
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (national grid)	Molina national (MHI) Medicare grid	All	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2021	Medicare Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix (national), effective Q4 2021
Passport by Molina Healthcare (Kentucky)	Medicaid	KY	prior auth required		Jul 1, 2026	Kentucky Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Kentucky PA Code Exceptions, effective Q3 2026
Rocky Mountain Health Plans	Rocky Mountain Medicare Advantage D-SNP	CO	prior auth required		Feb 1, 2025	Rocky Mountain Health Plans Medicare Advantage Dual-Special Needs Plans – prior authorization Effective February 1, 2025
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Complete (Individual & Family plans)	All	prior auth required		Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC)	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) Medicaid effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Developmentally Disabled	AZ	prior auth under conditions	Prior authorization is required only for the codes listed with a retail purchase or a cumulative rental cost of more than $500.	Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Developmental Disabilities Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	ALTCS Long Term Care	AZ	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Arizona Long Term Care Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Indiana Hoosier Care Connect	IN	prior auth under conditions	Prior authorization required only for DME codes listed with a retail purchase or cumulative rental cost of more than $500.	Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Indiana Hoosier Care Connect Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Indiana PathWays for Aging (MLTSS)	IN	prior auth under conditions	Prior authorization required only for DME codes listed with a retail purchase or cumulative rental cost of more than $500.	Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for Indiana MLTSS Pathways Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	Nebraska Heritage Health	NE	prior auth under conditions	Prior authorization required only for DME codes listed with a retail purchase or cumulative rental cost of more than $750 Prosthetics are not DME – see Orthotics and prosthetics.	Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Nebraska Effective July 1, 2026 General Information This list contains prior authorization requirements for participating United
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	New Mexico Turquoise Care	NM	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico Effective October 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	North Carolina Medicaid	NC	prior auth required		Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina Effective October 1, 2026 July 1, 2024
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky	KY	prior auth under conditions	Cost over $500	Jul 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky Effective July 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan	UnitedHealthcare Connected (Texas MMP)	TX	prior auth under conditions	Prior authorization is required only for a retail purchase or cumulative rental cost of more than $1,000.	Jul 1, 2017	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Connected (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) Texas Effective November 1, 2025 This list contains prior authorization review requirements for participating U

Payer coverage policies that name K0828

K0828 appears in 6 coverage policies from Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield of California, Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT), Premera Blue Cross, Regence.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Wheelchairs and Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) (0271)	covered if criteria are met	Aug 21, 2026	payer document
Anthem	Powered Wheeled Mobility Devices (CG-DME-31) Power wheelchairs by group	covered if criteria are met (range K0820-K0843)	Aug 13, 2026	payer document
Blue Shield of California	BSC1.02 Power Wheelchairs and Power Operated Vehicles for Permanent Use	listed, no stance		payer document
Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS IL, TX, OK, NM, MT)	Wheelchairs and Accessories (DME101.010) HCPCS Codes E0950, E0951, E0952, E0953, E0954, E0955, E0956, E0957, E0958, E0959,	listed, no stance	Jan 1, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Wheelchairs (Manual or Motorized) (1.01.501) Page \| 14 of 26 \| ∞	listed, no stance	May 11, 2026	payer document
Regence	Power Wheelchairs: Group 2 and Group 3 (Durable Medical Equipment 37)	listed, no stance	Aug 1, 2025	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jan 1, 2027: PA added, Humana
Feb 1, 2026: PA added, UnitedHealthcare
Mar 1, 2025: PA removed, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Mar 1, 2025: PA removed, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Dec 1, 2024: PA removed, UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in CO, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, ND, NE, NY, OH, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY.

AZ: $7251.55 (dme), effective Oct 1, 2026
CO: $914.08 (chp_plus, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026
IL: $5876.79 (dme), effective Jan 1, 2026
IN: $5620.09 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026
KS: $922.01 (default), effective Jul 1, 2026
KY: $1064.22 (dme), effective Jan 1, 2026
MD: $8111.72 (dme), effective Apr 1, 2026
MS: $33.24 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026
ND: $778.61 (dme), effective Aug 1, 2026
NE: $1111.78 (dme), effective Jul 1, 2026
NY: $6977.28 (dme), effective Jul 1, 2026
OH: $5208.96 (dme), effective Jan 1, 2017
OK: $7415.53 (dme), effective Jan 1, 2026
TX: $6736.87 (dmepos_tos_9_e_j_l_and_r, Home Health Dme), effective Mar 1, 2012
VA: $7224.35 (dme), effective Dec 1, 2026
VT: $7290.63 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WA: $8146.07 (crt), effective Jul 1, 2026
WY: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Children's Hospitals), effective Apr 1, 2026

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.

K0828 Pwc gp 2 xtra hd seat/back