HCPCS Code Details - E1140

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E1140
Description

Long description:
Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length, swing away detachable footrests

Short description:
Wheelchair standard detach a

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code I - Not payable by Medicare
BETOS2 code D1D - Wheelchairs
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service R - Rental of DME
Effective date Effective Apr 01, 2001
Date added Added Jan 01, 1986
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS E1130 · Standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests

  • HCPCS E1150 · Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length swing away detachable elevating legrests


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”