HCPCS Code Details - E1296

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E1296
Description

Long description:
Special wheelchair seat height from floor

Short description:
Wheelchair special seat heig

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 32 - Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code D - Special coverage instructions apply
BETOS2 code D1D - Wheelchairs
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service A - Used durable medical equipment (DME)
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 1989
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 E1295 · Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, elevating legrest

  • HCPCS E1297 · Special wheelchair seat depth, by upholstery

  • HCPCS E1298 · Special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction


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”