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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 36, § 50.2
New Modifiers for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Billing
Table 1 below describes the modifiers implemented for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program. Specific instructions for the use of each modifier for billing are included in subsequent
subsections.
Table 1: Modifiers Implemented for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Billing
Modifier Effective
Date
Definition
KG 7/1/07 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program Number 1
KK 7/1/07 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program Number 2
Modifier Effective
Date
Definition
KU 7/1/07 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program Number 3
KL 7/1/07 DMEPOS Item Delivered Via Mail
KT 7/1/07 Beneficiary Resides in a Competitive Bidding Area and
Travels Outside that Competitive Bidding Area and Receives
a Competitive Bid Item
KV 1/1/08 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program that is Furnished as Part of a Professional Service
KW 1/1/08 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program Number 4
KY 1/1/08 DMEPOS Item Subject to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
Program Number 5
History
(Rev. 1544, Issued: 06-26-08, Effective: 07-01-08, Implementation: 07-07-08)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
5ce30fe414a00c24bd8f86ad1ba008ef8312b6403aab002152829ef1cc0b6a44
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