Tag: Change Request
CMS clarifies payments for wheelchair accessories
August 20, 2014HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - CMS has published a change request (8864) that instructs contractors to update systems allowing payment for wheelchair accessories when provided for use with non-competitively bid wheelchair base units after the end date of the certificate of medical necessity and when the modifier “KY” is present. The change applies to payments for wheelchair accessories furnished for use with Group 2 and Group 3 power wheelchairs by contractors in a competitive bid area (CBA); for competitively...