tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2014 Issue 17

Industry Notes: CMS Issues New 'K' Codes

If you simply can’t wait until Jan. 1 to access new codes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a gift for you, with two new orthotics codes that you can use effective Oct. 14. The new codes for prefabricated knee orthoses were published in CMS Transmittal 3016, which was issued on Aug. 8, and are as follows: K0901: Knee orthosis (KO), single upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated, off-the-shelf  K0902: Knee orthosis (KO), double upright, thigh and calf...

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