K0607 Replacement AED Battery | HCPCS Reimbursement | OpenPayer

Summary & Overview

HCPCS K0607: Replacement Battery for Garment-Style Automated External Defibrillator

HCPCS Level II code K0607 denotes a replacement battery for a garment-style automated external defibrillator (AED). This supply-focused code is relevant to facilities and programs that maintain garment-type AED systems used in clinical, emergency response, and ambulatory environments. Nationally, proper coding for replacement components like AED batteries affects equipment readiness, billing clarity, and inventory management for providers and first-responder organizations.

Key payers covered in this overview include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise explanation of the clinical purpose of the item, the typical sites of service where the supply is used, and what to expect in payer coverage patterns. The publication also summarizes common modifiers associated with supply and equipment billing, outlines typical service-line considerations, and highlights where data is not available in the input.

This summary prepares clinicians, billing staff, and procurement teams to identify when K0607 applies, understand payer relevance at a national level, and locate detailed benchmarks, policy updates, and billing context in the full publication. Data not available in the input is noted where applicable.

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Billing Code Overview

HCPCS Level II code K0607 describes a replacement battery for an automated external defibrillator (garment type only), each. This code covers the supply of a replacement battery specifically designed for garment-style automated external defibrillators.

Service type: Durable medical equipment supply — replacement battery for garment-style automated external defibrillator
Typical site of service: Outpatient or ambulatory settings where AED garments are used or maintained, including clinics, emergency departments, first-responder programs, and facility equipment maintenance locations

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A community clinic maintains an automated external defibrillator (AED) garment-type system used during monitored exercise testing and in high-risk outpatient areas. A clinic nurse inspects the AED during routine monthly equipment checks and finds the unit reporting a low battery alert with remaining runtime below manufacturer threshold. The clinic orders a replacement battery labeled as a garment-type AED battery, ships arrive and biomedical engineering or clinical staff install the replacement battery and perform a functional test per manufacturer instructions. Documentation includes the AED model and serial number, battery part number K0607, date of installation, lot number, and a note that the device passed post-installation self-test. Billing staff code the supply under HCPCS Level II code K0607 for the replacement battery. Typical site of service is an outpatient clinic, ambulatory surgery center, or hospital clinical area where AEDs are deployed; the service is supply-only (no physician procedure) and typically billed by durable medical equipment suppliers, hospitals, or clinics supplying the part.

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`00`	No modifier (default)	Used when no additional modifier applies to the supply billing.

HCPCS Level II K0821: Power Wheelchair Group 2 Portable, Captain's Chair

HCPCS-K0010-STANDARD-WEIGHT-FRAME-POWER-WHEELCHAIR

HCPCS K0010: Standard Weight Frame Motorized/Power Wheelchair

HCPCS-K0552-SYRINGE-CARTRIDGE-EXTERNAL-DRUG-INFUSION-PUMP

HCPCS K0552: Syringe-Type Cartridge for External Non-Insulin Infusion Pump

HCPCS-K0854-POWER-WHEELCHAIR-EXTRA-HEAVY-DUTY-601LBS-PLUS

HCPCS K0854: Power Wheelchair Extra Heavy Duty, 601+ lb Capacity

HCPCS-K0602-REPLACEMENT-BATTERY-EXTERNAL-INFUSION-PUMP

HCPCS K0602: Replacement Battery for External Infusion Pump, 3V Silver Oxide

HCPCS-K0195-ELEVATING-LEG-RESTS-WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSORY

HCPCS K0195: Elevating Leg Rests for Wheelchair Base

HCPCS-K0878-POWER-WHEELCHAIR-GROUP-4-STANDARD-300-LB-CAPACITY

HCPCS K0878: Power Wheelchair Group 4 Standard, Captain's Chair, up to 300 lb

HCPCS-K0605-REPLACEMENT-BATTERY-EXTERNAL-INFUSION-PUMP-4-5V

HCPCS K0605: Replacement Battery for External Infusion Pump, 4.5V

HCPCS-K0822-POWER-WHEELCHAIR-GROUP-2-STANDARD-UP-TO-300LBS

HCPCS K0822: Power Wheelchair Group 2, Sling/Solid Seat, Up to 300 lbs

HCPCS-K0014-POWER-WHEELCHAIR-BASE

HCPCS K0014: Other Motorized/Power Wheelchair Base

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Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
`1744P0800X`	Hospitalist	Hospital clinical engineering or supply chain staff often manage AED maintenance and replacement.
`1744N0200X`	Nurse Practitioner	Nurse practitioners in clinics frequently coordinate equipment checks and installations.
`1741P2600X`	Emergency Medicine	Emergency departments commonly manage AEDs and associated supplies.
`3336B0002X`	Biomedical Equipment Technician (BME)	Biomedical engineering technicians perform installation and function testing of AED batteries.
`363L00000X`	Durable Medical Equipment Supplier	Suppliers bill and provision replacement batteries for facility AEDs.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`I46.9`	Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified	AED batteries support devices used during cardiac arrest response and readiness.
`I49.9`	Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified	Arrhythmias may precipitate AED use; maintaining functional batteries ensures device availability.
`R55`	Syncope and collapse	Syncope events in clinics require rapid defibrillation capability; battery replacement maintains readiness.
`Z45.2`	Encounter for adjustment and management of implanted electronic device	While specific to implanted devices, this code is relevant to device management workflows and maintenance documentation.
`Z99.89`	Dependence on other enabling machines and devices, not elsewhere classified	Captures dependence on external devices in settings where AED readiness is part of care plans.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`93000`	Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report	Often performed in clinical contexts where AEDs are used or tested; pre-test or monitoring around device use.
`51798`	Cleaning, irrigation and/or instillation of indwelling urinary catheter (separate procedure)	Data not directly related; included only if urinary monitoring occurs during monitored testing — otherwise not commonly associated.
`99070`	Supplies and materials (except spectacles), noncovered items, used for patient care, billed separately	Frequently used for billing miscellaneous supplies when a specific HCPCS code is not applicable; for `K0607`, `99070` may be used by some payers if HCPCS is not accepted.
`99000`	Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from patient's office to lab	Not directly related; sometimes billed in the same encounter billing bundle but typically not relevant to AED battery replacement.
`99072`	Additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time required due to a declared public health emergency	Used in exceptional circumstances requiring additional supplies; may be used when supply labor for device replacement occurs under such declarations.

Note: If a CPT code directly describes device repair or replacement for AED batteries, billing typically uses HCPCS Level II supply code K0607 rather than CPT professional procedure codes. When procedural services are performed (e.g., implantation of an internal device), appropriate CPT procedure codes would apply.

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