K0051 — Cam release assembly, footrest or legrest, replacement only, each
HCPCS Level II K-code · short descriptor: “Cam rel asm ft/legrst 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 2026-10-25; 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 2026-10-25; 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.
K0051 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $62.63 to $70.08 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $63.07 | — |
| AL | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| AR | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| AZ | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| CA | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| CO | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| CT | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| DC | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| DE | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| FL | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| GA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| HI | $63.07 | — |
| IA | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| ID | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| IL | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| IN | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| KS | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| KY | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| LA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MD | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| ME | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MI | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MN | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MO | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MS | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| MT | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| NC | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| ND | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| NE | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| NH | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| NJ | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| NM | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| NV | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| NY | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| OH | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| OK | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| OR | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| PA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| PR | $70.08 | — |
| RI | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| SC | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| SD | $62.63 | $63.07 |
| TN | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| TX | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| UT | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| VA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| VI | $63.62 | — |
| VT | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| WA | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| WI | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| WV | $62.63 | $63.62 |
| WY | $62.63 | $63.07 |
NU + KE — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $67.68 to $75.71 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $67.68 | — |
| AL | — | $68.30 |
| AR | — | $68.30 |
| AZ | — | $67.68 |
| CA | — | $67.68 |
| CO | — | $68.30 |
| CT | — | $68.30 |
| DC | — | $68.30 |
| DE | — | $68.30 |
| FL | — | $68.30 |
| GA | — | $68.30 |
| HI | $67.68 | — |
| IA | — | $67.68 |
| ID | — | $67.68 |
| IL | — | $68.30 |
| IN | — | $68.30 |
| KS | — | $67.68 |
| KY | — | $68.30 |
| LA | — | $68.30 |
| MA | — | $68.30 |
| MD | — | $68.30 |
| ME | — | $68.30 |
| MI | — | $68.30 |
| MN | — | $68.30 |
| MO | — | $68.30 |
| MS | — | $68.30 |
| MT | — | $67.68 |
| NC | — | $68.30 |
| ND | — | $67.68 |
| NE | — | $67.68 |
| NH | — | $68.30 |
| NJ | — | $68.30 |
| NM | — | $68.30 |
| NV | — | $67.68 |
| NY | — | $68.30 |
| OH | — | $68.30 |
| OK | — | $68.30 |
| OR | — | $67.68 |
| PA | — | $68.30 |
| PR | $75.71 | — |
| RI | — | $68.30 |
| SC | — | $68.30 |
| SD | — | $67.68 |
| TN | — | $68.30 |
| TX | — | $68.30 |
| UT | — | $68.30 |
| VA | — | $68.30 |
| VI | $68.30 | — |
| VT | — | $68.30 |
| WA | — | $68.30 |
| WI | — | $68.30 |
| WV | — | $68.30 |
| WY | — | $67.68 |
NU + KU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $63.51 to $77.54 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $64.62 · floor $54.93
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $63.51 | — |
| AL | $64.62 | — |
| AR | $64.62 | — |
| AZ | $63.51 | — |
| CA | $63.51 | — |
| CO | $64.62 | — |
| CT | $64.62 | — |
| DC | $64.62 | — |
| DE | $64.62 | — |
| FL | $64.62 | — |
| GA | $64.62 | — |
| HI | $63.51 | — |
| IA | $63.51 | — |
| ID | $63.51 | — |
| IL | $64.62 | — |
| IN | $64.62 | — |
| KS | $63.51 | — |
| KY | $64.62 | — |
| LA | $64.62 | — |
| MA | $64.62 | — |
| MD | $64.62 | — |
| ME | $64.62 | — |
| MI | $64.62 | — |
| MN | $64.62 | — |
| MO | $64.62 | — |
| MS | $64.62 | — |
| MT | $63.51 | — |
| NC | $64.62 | — |
| ND | $63.51 | — |
| NE | $63.51 | — |
| NH | $64.62 | — |
| NJ | $64.62 | — |
| NM | $64.62 | — |
| NV | $63.51 | — |
| NY | $64.62 | — |
| OH | $64.62 | — |
| OK | $64.62 | — |
| OR | $63.51 | — |
| PA | $64.62 | — |
| PR | $77.54 | — |
| RI | $64.62 | — |
| SC | $64.62 | — |
| SD | $63.51 | — |
| TN | $64.62 | — |
| TX | $64.62 | — |
| UT | $64.62 | — |
| VA | $64.62 | — |
| VI | $64.62 | — |
| VT | $64.62 | — |
| WA | $64.62 | — |
| WI | $64.62 | — |
| WV | $64.62 | — |
| WY | $63.51 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $6.26 to $7.01 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $6.30 | — |
| AL | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| AR | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| AZ | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| CA | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| CO | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| CT | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| DC | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| DE | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| FL | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| GA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| HI | $6.30 | — |
| IA | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| ID | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| IL | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| IN | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| KS | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| KY | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| LA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MD | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| ME | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MI | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MN | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MO | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MS | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| MT | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| NC | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| ND | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| NE | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| NH | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| NJ | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| NM | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| NV | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| NY | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| OH | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| OK | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| OR | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| PA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| PR | $7.01 | — |
| RI | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| SC | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| SD | $6.26 | $6.30 |
| TN | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| TX | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| UT | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| VA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| VI | $6.38 | — |
| VT | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| WA | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| WI | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| WV | $6.26 | $6.38 |
| WY | $6.26 | $6.30 |
RR + KE — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $6.76 to $7.57 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $6.76 | — |
| AL | — | $6.85 |
| AR | — | $6.85 |
| AZ | — | $6.76 |
| CA | — | $6.76 |
| CO | — | $6.85 |
| CT | — | $6.85 |
| DC | — | $6.85 |
| DE | — | $6.85 |
| FL | — | $6.85 |
| GA | — | $6.85 |
| HI | $6.76 | — |
| IA | — | $6.76 |
| ID | — | $6.76 |
| IL | — | $6.85 |
| IN | — | $6.85 |
| KS | — | $6.76 |
| KY | — | $6.85 |
| LA | — | $6.85 |
| MA | — | $6.85 |
| MD | — | $6.85 |
| ME | — | $6.85 |
| MI | — | $6.85 |
| MN | — | $6.85 |
| MO | — | $6.85 |
| MS | — | $6.85 |
| MT | — | $6.76 |
| NC | — | $6.85 |
| ND | — | $6.76 |
| NE | — | $6.76 |
| NH | — | $6.85 |
| NJ | — | $6.85 |
| NM | — | $6.85 |
| NV | — | $6.76 |
| NY | — | $6.85 |
| OH | — | $6.85 |
| OK | — | $6.85 |
| OR | — | $6.76 |
| PA | — | $6.85 |
| PR | $7.57 | — |
| RI | — | $6.85 |
| SC | — | $6.85 |
| SD | — | $6.76 |
| TN | — | $6.85 |
| TX | — | $6.85 |
| UT | — | $6.85 |
| VA | — | $6.85 |
| VI | $6.85 | — |
| VT | — | $6.85 |
| WA | — | $6.85 |
| WI | — | $6.85 |
| WV | — | $6.85 |
| WY | — | $6.76 |
RR + KU — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $6.33 to $7.76 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $6.52 · floor $5.54
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $6.33 | — |
| AL | $6.52 | — |
| AR | $6.52 | — |
| AZ | $6.33 | — |
| CA | $6.33 | — |
| CO | $6.52 | — |
| CT | $6.52 | — |
| DC | $6.52 | — |
| DE | $6.52 | — |
| FL | $6.52 | — |
| GA | $6.52 | — |
| HI | $6.33 | — |
| IA | $6.33 | — |
| ID | $6.33 | — |
| IL | $6.52 | — |
| IN | $6.52 | — |
| KS | $6.33 | — |
| KY | $6.52 | — |
| LA | $6.52 | — |
| MA | $6.52 | — |
| MD | $6.52 | — |
| ME | $6.52 | — |
| MI | $6.52 | — |
| MN | $6.52 | — |
| MO | $6.52 | — |
| MS | $6.52 | — |
| MT | $6.33 | — |
| NC | $6.52 | — |
| ND | $6.33 | — |
| NE | $6.33 | — |
| NH | $6.52 | — |
| NJ | $6.52 | — |
| NM | $6.52 | — |
| NV | $6.33 | — |
| NY | $6.52 | — |
| OH | $6.52 | — |
| OK | $6.52 | — |
| OR | $6.33 | — |
| PA | $6.52 | — |
| PR | $7.76 | — |
| RI | $6.52 | — |
| SC | $6.52 | — |
| SD | $6.33 | — |
| TN | $6.52 | — |
| TX | $6.52 | — |
| UT | $6.52 | — |
| VA | $6.52 | — |
| VI | $6.52 | — |
| VT | $6.52 | — |
| WA | $6.52 | — |
| WI | $6.52 | — |
| WV | $6.52 | — |
| WY | $6.33 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $46.97 to $52.56 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $47.30 | — |
| AL | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| AR | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| AZ | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| CA | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| CO | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| CT | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| DC | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| DE | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| FL | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| GA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| HI | $47.30 | — |
| IA | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| ID | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| IL | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| IN | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| KS | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| KY | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| LA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MD | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| ME | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MI | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MN | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MO | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MS | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| MT | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| NC | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| ND | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| NE | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| NH | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| NJ | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| NM | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| NV | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| NY | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| OH | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| OK | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| OR | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| PA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| PR | $52.56 | — |
| RI | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| SC | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| SD | $46.97 | $47.30 |
| TN | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| TX | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| UT | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| VA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| VI | $47.71 | — |
| VT | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| WA | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| WI | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| WV | $46.97 | $47.71 |
| WY | $46.97 | $47.30 |
UE + KE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $50.76 to $56.78 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $50.76 | — |
| AL | — | $51.22 |
| AR | — | $51.22 |
| AZ | — | $50.76 |
| CA | — | $50.76 |
| CO | — | $51.22 |
| CT | — | $51.22 |
| DC | — | $51.22 |
| DE | — | $51.22 |
| FL | — | $51.22 |
| GA | — | $51.22 |
| HI | $50.76 | — |
| IA | — | $50.76 |
| ID | — | $50.76 |
| IL | — | $51.22 |
| IN | — | $51.22 |
| KS | — | $50.76 |
| KY | — | $51.22 |
| LA | — | $51.22 |
| MA | — | $51.22 |
| MD | — | $51.22 |
| ME | — | $51.22 |
| MI | — | $51.22 |
| MN | — | $51.22 |
| MO | — | $51.22 |
| MS | — | $51.22 |
| MT | — | $50.76 |
| NC | — | $51.22 |
| ND | — | $50.76 |
| NE | — | $50.76 |
| NH | — | $51.22 |
| NJ | — | $51.22 |
| NM | — | $51.22 |
| NV | — | $50.76 |
| NY | — | $51.22 |
| OH | — | $51.22 |
| OK | — | $51.22 |
| OR | — | $50.76 |
| PA | — | $51.22 |
| PR | $56.78 | — |
| RI | — | $51.22 |
| SC | — | $51.22 |
| SD | — | $50.76 |
| TN | — | $51.22 |
| TX | — | $51.22 |
| UT | — | $51.22 |
| VA | — | $51.22 |
| VI | $51.22 | — |
| VT | — | $51.22 |
| WA | — | $51.22 |
| WI | — | $51.22 |
| WV | — | $51.22 |
| WY | — | $50.76 |
UE + KU — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $47.64 to $58.15 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $48.45 · floor $41.18
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $47.64 | — |
| AL | $48.45 | — |
| AR | $48.45 | — |
| AZ | $47.64 | — |
| CA | $47.64 | — |
| CO | $48.45 | — |
| CT | $48.45 | — |
| DC | $48.45 | — |
| DE | $48.45 | — |
| FL | $48.45 | — |
| GA | $48.45 | — |
| HI | $47.64 | — |
| IA | $47.64 | — |
| ID | $47.64 | — |
| IL | $48.45 | — |
| IN | $48.45 | — |
| KS | $47.64 | — |
| KY | $48.45 | — |
| LA | $48.45 | — |
| MA | $48.45 | — |
| MD | $48.45 | — |
| ME | $48.45 | — |
| MI | $48.45 | — |
| MN | $48.45 | — |
| MO | $48.45 | — |
| MS | $48.45 | — |
| MT | $47.64 | — |
| NC | $48.45 | — |
| ND | $47.64 | — |
| NE | $47.64 | — |
| NH | $48.45 | — |
| NJ | $48.45 | — |
| NM | $48.45 | — |
| NV | $47.64 | — |
| NY | $48.45 | — |
| OH | $48.45 | — |
| OK | $48.45 | — |
| OR | $47.64 | — |
| PA | $48.45 | — |
| PR | $58.15 | — |
| RI | $48.45 | — |
| SC | $48.45 | — |
| SD | $47.64 | — |
| TN | $48.45 | — |
| TX | $48.45 | — |
| UT | $48.45 | — |
| VA | $48.45 | — |
| VI | $48.45 | — |
| VT | $48.45 | — |
| WA | $48.45 | — |
| WI | $48.45 | — |
| WV | $48.45 | — |
| WY | $47.64 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps K0051 at 2 units per date of service (absolute). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction.
Common denial codes to watch
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