K0856 HCPCS Level II Code: Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS. Not a CPT code: CPT (HCPCS Level I) is a separate AMA code set that MedCoder does not publish. About HCPCS Level II
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Code status: Valid code · October 2026. A valid code in the CMS HCPCS Level II October 2026 file. Valid is not covered or payable: Medicare payment and coverage are shown below in CMS’s own terms.
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Pwc gp3 std sing pow opt s/b
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Capped rental DME (pricing indicator 36)
- BETOS: D1D — Wheelchairs
- Last CMS action effective: October 1, 2006
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Coding context
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Contextual Map
Every relationship of K0856 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- K0829 — Power wheelchair, group 2 extra heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight 601 pounds or more[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0830 — Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0831 — Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0835 — Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0836 — Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0837 — Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0838 — Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- K0839 — Power wheelchair, group 2 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- October 1, 2006 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Reference
Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — October 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
- Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources
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MedCoder.ai. "K0856 — Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds." HCPCS Level II October 2026. https://medcoder.ai/hcpcs/code/k0856-power-wheelchair-group-3-standard-single-power-option-slingsolid-seatback
Change history
- October 1, 2006Added to the code setPower wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 poundsHCPCS 2006 changes
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to K0856 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- K0851 — Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds
- K0852 — Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds
- K0853 — Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds
- K0854 — Power wheelchair, group 3 extra heavy duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more
- K0855 — Power wheelchair, group 3 extra heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 601 pounds or more
- K0857 — Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
- K0858 — Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight 301 to 450 pounds
- K0859 — Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy duty, single power option, captains chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds
- K0860 — Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds
- K0861 — Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, multiple power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds