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Wheelchairs:

Basic Equipment Package Basics

Published on Thu Sep 02, 2004

If the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gets its way, here's what will be required on every power wheelchair under the newly proposed HCPCS codes' "basic equipment package" (see Article 1):

2 batteries (sealed types only) (E2361, E2363, E2365)

battery charger single mode (E2366)

anti-roll back brakes (E0974) (automatic parking brake)

anti-tippers (front and/or rear) (E0971)

puncture-proof tires (foam tires or flat-free inserts-at least in main drive wheels) (K0064, K0093, K0097)

non-elevating legrests with or without calf pad (K0049, K0051,K0052)

fixed or swingaway detachable footrests with or without angle adjustment footplates/platform (K0040, K0041, K0042, K0045)

fixed or swingaway detachable non-adjustable armrests including arm pad (K0015, K0019), safety belt or strap (K0031)

programmable controls with the following parameters: speed adjustment-forward, reverse and turning; tremor dampening; acceleration, deceleration; braking control; external speed selector switch.
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