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Item	Item Type	Same HCPCS Category	Similar HCPCS Category
AFO/KAFO	O&P	L1900, L1902, L1904, L1906, L1907, L1910, L1920, L1930, L1932, L1940, L1945, L1950, L1951, L1960, L1970, L1971, L1980, L1990, L2000, L2005, L2010, L2020, L2030, L2034, L2035, L2036, L2037, L2038, L2106, L2108, L2112, L2114, L2116, L2126, L2128, L2132, L2134, L2136, L4350, L4360, L4361, L4370, L4386, L4387, L4396, L4397, L4398, L4631
Bed Side Rails	DME	E0305, E0310	Hospital Beds with Rails E0250, E0251, E0328, E0255, E0256, E0260, E0261, E0329, E0265, E0266, E0301, E0302, E0303, E0304
Blood Glucose Monitors	DME	E0607, E2100, E2101
Continuous Glucose Monitors	DME	K0554	E0607, E2100, E2101
Canes and Crutches	DME	E0100, E0105, E0110, E0111, E0112, E0113, E0114, E0116
Commodes	DME	E0163, E0164, E0165, E0166, E0168, E0169, E0170, E0171
Compressor/Nebulizer	DME	E0565, E0570, E0572, E0574, E0575, E0585
External Breast Prosthesis	O&P	L8015, L8020, L8030, L8031, L8032, L8035, L8039
Functional Electrical Stimulator	DME	E0764, E0770	E0720, E0730, A4595
Heat Lamps	DME	E0200, E0205
Heat Pads	DME	E0210, E0215, E0217, E0220, E0221, E0225, E0236, E0238, E0239
High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices	DME	E0483	E0480, E0482
Hospital Beds	DME	E0250, E0251, E0255, E0256, E0260, E0261, E0265, E0266, E0290, E0291, E0292, E0293, E0294, E0295, E0296, E0297, E0301, E0302, E0303, E0304, E0328, E0329
Humidifiers NOTE: When used with a positive airway pressure (PAP) device	DME	E0561, E0562
Infusion Pumps	DME	E0779, E0780, E0781, E0791
Knee Orthoses	O&P	L1810, L1812, L1820, L1830, L1831, L1832, L1833, L1834, L1836, L1840, L1843, L1844, L1845, L1846, L1847, L1848, L1850, L1851, L1852, L1860
Manual Wheelchairs	DME	E1031, E1037, E1038, E1039, E1161, E1229, E1231, E1232, E1233, E1234, E1235, E1236, E1237, E1238, E1239, K0001, K0002, K0003, K0004, K0005, K0006, K0007, K0009	Canes and Crutches E0100, E0105, E0110, E0111, E0112, E0113, E0114, E0116 Walkers E0130, E0135, E0140, E0141, E0143, E0144, E0147, E0148, E0149
Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices	DME	E0482	E0480, E0483
Nebulizers and Compressors	DME	E0570, E0571, E0574, E0580
NEMS	DME	A4595	E0720, E0730, E0764, E0770
Oxygen Contents (Portable)	DME	E0443, E0444
Oxygen Contents (Stationary)	DME	E0441, E0442
Oxygen, Portable Equipment	DME	E0430, E0431, E0433, E0434, E0435, E1392, K0738
Oxygen, Stationary Equipment	DME	E0424, E0425, E0439, E0440, E1353, E1390, E1391, E1405, E1406
Parenteral Pumps	DME	B9004, B9006
Patient Lifts	DME	E0630, E0635, E0636, E0639, E0640
Patient Lifts	DME	E1035, E1036	Canes and Crutches E0100, E0105, E0110, E0111, E0112, E0113, E0114, E0116, E0117, E0118 Walkers E0130, E0135, E0140, E0141, E0143, E0144, E0147, E0148, E0149 Patient Lifts E0630, E0635, E0636, E0639, E0640
Percussor	DME	E0480	E0482, E0483
Pneumatic Appliances-Arm	DME	A4600, E0655, E0665, E0668, E0672
Pneumatic Appliances-Leg	DME	A4600, E0660, E0666, E0667, E0669, E0671, E0673
Pneumatic Compressors	DME	E0650, E0651, E0652, E0676
Pneumatic Compressor Leg Appliances	DME	E0660, E0666, E0667, E0669, E0670, E0671, E0673, E0676
Pneumatic Compressors Arm Appliances	DME	E0655, E0665, E0668, E0672, E0676
Pneumatic Compressors Trunk Appliances	DME	E0656, E0657, E0670, E0676
Power Wheelchairs	DME	E1035, E1036, E1230, K0013, K0800, K0801, K0802, K0806, K0807, K0808, K0812, K0813, K0814, K0815, K0816, K0820, K0821, K0822, K0823, K0824, K0825, K0826, K0827, K0828, K0829, K0830, K0831, K0835, K0836, K0837, K0838, K0839, K0840, K0841, K0842, K0843, K0848, K0849, K0850, K0851, K0852, K0853, K0854, K0855, K0856, K0857, K0858, K0859, K0860, K0861, K0862, K0863, K0864, K0868, K0869, K0870, K0871, K0877, K0878, K0879, K0880, K0884, K0885, K0886, K0890, K0891, K0898	Manual Wheelchairs E1031, E1037, E1038, E1039, E1161, E1229, E1231, E1232, E1233, E1234, E1235, E1236, E1237, E1238, E1239, K0001, K0002, K0003, K0004, K0005, K0006, K0007, K0009 Walkers E0130, E0135, E0140, E0141, E0143, E0144, E0147, E0148, E0149 Canes and Crutches E0100, E0105, E0110, E0111, E0112, E0113, E0114, E0116, E0117, E0118
Respiratory Assist Devices	DME	E0450, E0454, E0460, E0461, E0463, E0464, E0465, E0466, E0470, E0471, E0472, E0601
Seat Lift Mechanisms	DME	E0627, E0628, E0629
Speech Generating Devices	DME	E2500, E2502, E2504, E2506, E2508, E2510, E2511
Spinal Orthoses - Lumbar Sacral Orthoses	O&P	L0450, L0452, L0454, L0455, L0456, L0457, L0458, L0460, L0462, L0464, L0466, L0467, L0468, L0469, L0470, L0472, L0480, L0482, L0484, L0486, L0488, L0490, L0491, L0492 L0621, L0623, L0625, L0626, L0627, L0628, L0629, L0630, L0631, L0632, L0633, L0634, L0635, L0636, L0637, L0638, L0639, L0640, L0641, L0642, L0643, L0648, L0649, L0650, L0651
Stimulators	DME	E0747, E0760
Support Surfaces	DME	E0181, E0182, E0184, E0185, E0186, E0187, E0188, E0189, E0193, E0194, E0196, E0197, E0198, E0199, E0277, E0371, E0372, E0373
Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes	O&P	A5500, A5501
Traction Frames	DME	E0840, E0850, E0855, E0856, E0860, E0947, E0849
Transcutaneous, Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS)	DME	E0720, E0730	E0764, E0770, A4595
Trapeze Bars	DME	E0910, E0911, E0912, E0940
Walkers	DME	E0130, E0135, E0140, E0141, E0143, E0144, E0147, E0148, E0149	Canes and Crutches E0100, E0105, E0110, E0111, E0112, E0113, E0114, E0116, E0117, E0118
Wheelchair Back Cushions	DME	E2611, E2612, E2613, E2614, E2615, E2616, E2617, E2620, E2621
Wheelchair Seat Cushions	DME	E2601, E2602, E2603, E2604, E2605, E2606, E2607, E2608, E2609, E2610, E2622, E2623, E2624, E2625, K0734, K0735, K0736, K0737

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