`K0900` Cstm dme other than wheelchr

Customized durable medical equipment, other than wheelchair

Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
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 (clinical), rationale: Nature of Equipment

Payer policies and prior authorization for K0900

44 of 44 payer prior-auth lists that name K0900 require prior authorization or set conditions: CarePlus Health Plans, Humana, 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, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Utah, Molina Healthcare of Washington, Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin, Molina Healthcare, Inc. (national grid), and others.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Since	Source
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 D-SNP (VA)	VA	prior auth required	Jan 1, 2027	Virginia Prior Authorization and Notification List
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	Medicaid	ID	prior auth required	Jan 1, 2025	Idaho Medicaid Prior Auth (PA) Code Matrix and Idaho code/benefit exceptions, Q1 2025
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	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 Michigan	Medicare Advantage	MI	prior auth required	Jul 1, 2026	Molina Healthcare of Michigan PA Matrix 2026-Q3
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 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
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Complete (Individual & Family plans)	All	prior auth required	Sep 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Complete Effective September 1, 2026
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange plans	All	prior auth required	Oct 1, 2026	Prior authorization requirements for UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange plans Effective October 1, 2026

Payer coverage policies that name K0900

K0900 appears in 2 coverage policies from Anthem, Premera Blue Cross.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Anthem	Durable Medical Equipment (CG-DME-10)	covered if criteria are met	Aug 13, 2026	payer document
Premera Blue Cross	Wheelchairs (Manual or Motorized) (1.01.501) Page \| 16 of 26 \| ∞	listed, no stance	May 11, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jan 1, 2027: PA added, Humana
Jan 1, 2026: PA added, Molina Healthcare of Michigan

Medicaid fee-for-service

Prior authorization required or conditional in FL, IL, IN, MD, OH, VT.

TX: $0.00 (dmepos_tos_9_e_j_l_and_r, Home Health Dme), effective Apr 1, 2014
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 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.

K0900 Cstm dme other than wheelchr