K0044 — Footrest, upper hanger bracket, replacement only, each
HCPCS Level II K-code · short descriptor: “Ftrst upr hanger brac rep ea”
- Code system
- HCPCS Level II
- Family
- K — DME MAC temporary codes
- Medicare coverage status
- Carrier judgment — coverage decided by the DME MAC
- DMEPOS payment category
- Inexpensive or routinely purchased
- Prior authorization
- Not on Medicare required-PA list
- Face-to-face & WOPD
- Not on the required list
- MUE unit limit
- 2
- Status
- Active (HCPCS Level II October 2026)
Prior authorization
Not on the Medicare required-PA list (CMS Required Prior Authorization List — 74 items in force on 2026-10-26; 8 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list updated 2026-01-13, CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own prior-authorization rules for this code — verify per plan before delivery.
Order readiness — what the written order must contain
Every Medicare DMEPOS claim needs a Standard Written Order with all six elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)):
- Beneficiary name or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(A))
- General description of the item (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(B))
- Quantity to be dispensed, if applicable (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(C))
- Order date (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(D))
- Treating practitioner name or NPI (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(E))
- Treating practitioner signature (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(F))
Not on the F2F/WOPD list (CMS Required F2F & WOPD List — 83 items in force on 2026-10-26; 22 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list effective 2026-04-13 (91 FR 1250), CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.
Blank requirements checklist only — MyMedi-AI never collects or stores completed orders.
K0044 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $20.11 to $22.69 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $20.11 | — |
| AL | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| AR | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| AZ | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| CA | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| CO | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| CT | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| DC | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| DE | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| FL | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| GA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| HI | $20.11 | — |
| IA | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| ID | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| IL | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| IN | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| KS | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| KY | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| LA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MD | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| ME | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MI | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MN | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MO | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MS | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| MT | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| NC | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| ND | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| NE | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| NH | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| NJ | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| NM | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| NV | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| NY | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| OH | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| OK | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| OR | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| PA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| PR | $22.69 | — |
| RI | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| SC | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| SD | $20.11 | $20.11 |
| TN | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| TX | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| UT | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| VA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| VI | $20.44 | — |
| VT | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| WA | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| WI | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| WV | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| WY | $20.11 | $20.11 |
NU + KE — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $21.69 to $24.47 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $21.95 | — |
| AL | — | $22.05 |
| AR | — | $22.05 |
| AZ | — | $21.69 |
| CA | — | $21.69 |
| CO | — | $22.05 |
| CT | — | $22.05 |
| DC | — | $22.05 |
| DE | — | $22.05 |
| FL | — | $22.05 |
| GA | — | $22.05 |
| HI | $21.95 | — |
| IA | — | $21.69 |
| ID | — | $21.69 |
| IL | — | $22.05 |
| IN | — | $22.05 |
| KS | — | $21.69 |
| KY | — | $22.05 |
| LA | — | $22.05 |
| MA | — | $22.05 |
| MD | — | $22.05 |
| ME | — | $22.05 |
| MI | — | $22.05 |
| MN | — | $22.05 |
| MO | — | $22.05 |
| MS | — | $22.05 |
| MT | — | $21.69 |
| NC | — | $22.05 |
| ND | — | $21.69 |
| NE | — | $21.69 |
| NH | — | $22.05 |
| NJ | — | $22.05 |
| NM | — | $22.05 |
| NV | — | $21.69 |
| NY | — | $22.05 |
| OH | — | $22.05 |
| OK | — | $22.05 |
| OR | — | $21.69 |
| PA | — | $22.05 |
| PR | $24.47 | — |
| RI | — | $22.05 |
| SC | — | $22.05 |
| SD | — | $21.69 |
| TN | — | $22.05 |
| TX | — | $22.05 |
| UT | — | $22.05 |
| VA | — | $22.05 |
| VI | $22.14 | — |
| VT | — | $22.05 |
| WA | — | $22.05 |
| WI | — | $22.05 |
| WV | — | $22.05 |
| WY | — | $21.69 |
NU + KU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $20.11 to $24.50 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $20.45 · floor $17.38
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $20.11 | — |
| AL | $20.45 | — |
| AR | $20.45 | — |
| AZ | $20.11 | — |
| CA | $20.11 | — |
| CO | $20.45 | — |
| CT | $20.45 | — |
| DC | $20.45 | — |
| DE | $20.45 | — |
| FL | $20.45 | — |
| GA | $20.45 | — |
| HI | $20.11 | — |
| IA | $20.11 | — |
| ID | $20.11 | — |
| IL | $20.45 | — |
| IN | $20.45 | — |
| KS | $20.11 | — |
| KY | $20.45 | — |
| LA | $20.45 | — |
| MA | $20.45 | — |
| MD | $20.45 | — |
| ME | $20.45 | — |
| MI | $20.45 | — |
| MN | $20.45 | — |
| MO | $20.45 | — |
| MS | $20.45 | — |
| MT | $20.11 | — |
| NC | $20.45 | — |
| ND | $20.11 | — |
| NE | $20.11 | — |
| NH | $20.45 | — |
| NJ | $20.45 | — |
| NM | $20.45 | — |
| NV | $20.11 | — |
| NY | $20.45 | — |
| OH | $20.45 | — |
| OK | $20.45 | — |
| OR | $20.11 | — |
| PA | $20.45 | — |
| PR | $24.50 | — |
| RI | $20.45 | — |
| SC | $20.45 | — |
| SD | $20.11 | — |
| TN | $20.45 | — |
| TX | $20.45 | — |
| UT | $20.45 | — |
| VA | $20.45 | — |
| VI | $20.45 | — |
| VT | $20.45 | — |
| WA | $20.45 | — |
| WI | $20.45 | — |
| WV | $20.45 | — |
| WY | $20.11 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $2.02 to $2.26 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $2.02 | — |
| AL | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| AR | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| AZ | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| CA | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| CO | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| CT | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| DC | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| DE | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| FL | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| GA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| HI | $2.02 | — |
| IA | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| ID | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| IL | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| IN | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| KS | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| KY | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| LA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MD | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| ME | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MI | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MN | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MO | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MS | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| MT | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| NC | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| ND | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| NE | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| NH | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| NJ | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| NM | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| NV | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| NY | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| OH | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| OK | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| OR | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| PA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| PR | $2.26 | — |
| RI | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| SC | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| SD | $2.02 | $2.02 |
| TN | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| TX | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| UT | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| VA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| VI | $2.05 | — |
| VT | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| WA | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| WI | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| WV | $2.05 | $2.05 |
| WY | $2.02 | $2.02 |
RR + KE — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $2.17 to $2.44 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $2.20 | — |
| AL | — | $2.22 |
| AR | — | $2.22 |
| AZ | — | $2.17 |
| CA | — | $2.17 |
| CO | — | $2.22 |
| CT | — | $2.22 |
| DC | — | $2.22 |
| DE | — | $2.22 |
| FL | — | $2.22 |
| GA | — | $2.22 |
| HI | $2.20 | — |
| IA | — | $2.17 |
| ID | — | $2.17 |
| IL | — | $2.22 |
| IN | — | $2.22 |
| KS | — | $2.17 |
| KY | — | $2.22 |
| LA | — | $2.22 |
| MA | — | $2.22 |
| MD | — | $2.22 |
| ME | — | $2.22 |
| MI | — | $2.22 |
| MN | — | $2.22 |
| MO | — | $2.22 |
| MS | — | $2.22 |
| MT | — | $2.17 |
| NC | — | $2.22 |
| ND | — | $2.17 |
| NE | — | $2.17 |
| NH | — | $2.22 |
| NJ | — | $2.22 |
| NM | — | $2.22 |
| NV | — | $2.17 |
| NY | — | $2.22 |
| OH | — | $2.22 |
| OK | — | $2.22 |
| OR | — | $2.17 |
| PA | — | $2.22 |
| PR | $2.44 | — |
| RI | — | $2.22 |
| SC | — | $2.22 |
| SD | — | $2.17 |
| TN | — | $2.22 |
| TX | — | $2.22 |
| UT | — | $2.22 |
| VA | — | $2.22 |
| VI | $2.22 | — |
| VT | — | $2.22 |
| WA | — | $2.22 |
| WI | — | $2.22 |
| WV | — | $2.22 |
| WY | — | $2.17 |
RR + KU — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $2.01 to $2.43 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $2.05 · floor $1.74
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $2.01 | — |
| AL | $2.05 | — |
| AR | $2.05 | — |
| AZ | $2.01 | — |
| CA | $2.01 | — |
| CO | $2.05 | — |
| CT | $2.05 | — |
| DC | $2.05 | — |
| DE | $2.05 | — |
| FL | $2.05 | — |
| GA | $2.05 | — |
| HI | $2.01 | — |
| IA | $2.01 | — |
| ID | $2.01 | — |
| IL | $2.05 | — |
| IN | $2.05 | — |
| KS | $2.01 | — |
| KY | $2.05 | — |
| LA | $2.05 | — |
| MA | $2.05 | — |
| MD | $2.05 | — |
| ME | $2.05 | — |
| MI | $2.05 | — |
| MN | $2.05 | — |
| MO | $2.05 | — |
| MS | $2.05 | — |
| MT | $2.01 | — |
| NC | $2.05 | — |
| ND | $2.01 | — |
| NE | $2.01 | — |
| NH | $2.05 | — |
| NJ | $2.05 | — |
| NM | $2.05 | — |
| NV | $2.01 | — |
| NY | $2.05 | — |
| OH | $2.05 | — |
| OK | $2.05 | — |
| OR | $2.01 | — |
| PA | $2.05 | — |
| PR | $2.43 | — |
| RI | $2.05 | — |
| SC | $2.05 | — |
| SD | $2.01 | — |
| TN | $2.05 | — |
| TX | $2.05 | — |
| UT | $2.05 | — |
| VA | $2.05 | — |
| VI | $2.05 | — |
| VT | $2.05 | — |
| WA | $2.05 | — |
| WI | $2.05 | — |
| WV | $2.05 | — |
| WY | $2.01 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $15.05 to $17.01 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $15.05 | — |
| AL | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| AR | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| AZ | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| CA | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| CO | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| CT | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| DC | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| DE | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| FL | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| GA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| HI | $15.05 | — |
| IA | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| ID | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| IL | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| IN | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| KS | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| KY | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| LA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MD | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| ME | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MI | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MN | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MO | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MS | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| MT | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| NC | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| ND | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| NE | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| NH | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| NJ | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| NM | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| NV | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| NY | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| OH | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| OK | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| OR | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| PA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| PR | $17.01 | — |
| RI | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| SC | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| SD | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| TN | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| TX | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| UT | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| VA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| VI | $15.33 | — |
| VT | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| WA | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| WI | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| WV | $15.33 | $15.33 |
| WY | $15.05 | $15.05 |
UE + KE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $16.23 to $18.35 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $16.44 | — |
| AL | — | $16.54 |
| AR | — | $16.54 |
| AZ | — | $16.23 |
| CA | — | $16.23 |
| CO | — | $16.54 |
| CT | — | $16.54 |
| DC | — | $16.54 |
| DE | — | $16.54 |
| FL | — | $16.54 |
| GA | — | $16.54 |
| HI | $16.44 | — |
| IA | — | $16.23 |
| ID | — | $16.23 |
| IL | — | $16.54 |
| IN | — | $16.54 |
| KS | — | $16.23 |
| KY | — | $16.54 |
| LA | — | $16.54 |
| MA | — | $16.54 |
| MD | — | $16.54 |
| ME | — | $16.54 |
| MI | — | $16.54 |
| MN | — | $16.54 |
| MO | — | $16.54 |
| MS | — | $16.54 |
| MT | — | $16.23 |
| NC | — | $16.54 |
| ND | — | $16.23 |
| NE | — | $16.23 |
| NH | — | $16.54 |
| NJ | — | $16.54 |
| NM | — | $16.54 |
| NV | — | $16.23 |
| NY | — | $16.54 |
| OH | — | $16.54 |
| OK | — | $16.54 |
| OR | — | $16.23 |
| PA | — | $16.54 |
| PR | $18.35 | — |
| RI | — | $16.54 |
| SC | — | $16.54 |
| SD | — | $16.23 |
| TN | — | $16.54 |
| TX | — | $16.54 |
| UT | — | $16.54 |
| VA | — | $16.54 |
| VI | $16.60 | — |
| VT | — | $16.54 |
| WA | — | $16.54 |
| WI | — | $16.54 |
| WV | — | $16.54 |
| WY | — | $16.23 |
UE + KU — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $15.03 to $18.37 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $15.31 · floor $13.01
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $15.03 | — |
| AL | $15.31 | — |
| AR | $15.31 | — |
| AZ | $15.03 | — |
| CA | $15.03 | — |
| CO | $15.31 | — |
| CT | $15.31 | — |
| DC | $15.31 | — |
| DE | $15.31 | — |
| FL | $15.31 | — |
| GA | $15.31 | — |
| HI | $15.03 | — |
| IA | $15.03 | — |
| ID | $15.03 | — |
| IL | $15.31 | — |
| IN | $15.31 | — |
| KS | $15.03 | — |
| KY | $15.31 | — |
| LA | $15.31 | — |
| MA | $15.31 | — |
| MD | $15.31 | — |
| ME | $15.31 | — |
| MI | $15.31 | — |
| MN | $15.31 | — |
| MO | $15.31 | — |
| MS | $15.31 | — |
| MT | $15.03 | — |
| NC | $15.31 | — |
| ND | $15.03 | — |
| NE | $15.03 | — |
| NH | $15.31 | — |
| NJ | $15.31 | — |
| NM | $15.31 | — |
| NV | $15.03 | — |
| NY | $15.31 | — |
| OH | $15.31 | — |
| OK | $15.31 | — |
| OR | $15.03 | — |
| PA | $15.31 | — |
| PR | $18.37 | — |
| RI | $15.31 | — |
| SC | $15.31 | — |
| SD | $15.03 | — |
| TN | $15.31 | — |
| TX | $15.31 | — |
| UT | $15.31 | — |
| VA | $15.31 | — |
| VI | $15.31 | — |
| VT | $15.31 | — |
| WA | $15.31 | — |
| WI | $15.31 | — |
| WV | $15.31 | — |
| WY | $15.03 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps K0044 at 2 units per date of service (absolute). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Anatomic Consideration.
Common denial codes to watch
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