K0738 is the authoritative medical code for Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing (HCPCS Level II K0738), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: Processed within HCPCS Level II standards. CMS regulatory guidelines apply.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing is a HCPCS Level II code K0738 for a Medicare-covered supply, service, or procedure. Short description: Portable gas oxygen system.
Codes in This Family (8)
Official HCPCS Level II classifications in the same code family as K0738, with their registry titles.
- K0730 — Controlled dose inhalation drug delivery system
- K0733 — Power wheelchair accessory, 12 to 24 amp hour sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
- K0739 — Repair or nonroutine service for durable medical equipment other than oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
- K0740 — Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
- K0743 — Suction pump, home model, portable, for use on wounds
- K0744 — Absorptive wound dressing for use with suction pump, home model, portable, pad size 16 square inches or less
- K0745 — Absorptive wound dressing for use with suction pump, home model, portable, pad size more than 16 square inches but less than or equal to 48 square inches
- K0746 — Absorptive wound dressing for use with suction pump, home model, portable, pad size greater than 48 square inches
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
HCPCS Code K0733
Power wheelchair accessory, 12 to 24 amp hour sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
HCPCS Code K0739
Repair or nonroutine service for durable medical equipment other than oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes
HCPCS Code K0740
Repair or nonroutine service for oxygen equipment requiring the skill of a technician, labor component, per 15 minutes