HCPCS Code Details - E2616

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E2616
Description

Long description:
Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior-lateral, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware

Short description:
Pos back post/lat wdth>=22in

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 C - Carrier judgment
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, 2005
Date added Added Jan 01, 2005
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 E2613 · Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware

  • HCPCS E2614 · Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware

  • HCPCS E2615 · Positioning wheelchair back cushion, posterior-lateral, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware

  • HCPCS E2620 · Positioning wheelchair back cushion, planar back with lateral supports, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware

  • HCPCS E2621 · Positioning wheelchair back cushion, planar back with lateral supports, width 22 inches or greater, any height, including any type mounting hardware

  • HCPCS E2617 · Custom fabricated wheelchair back cushion, any size, including any type mounting hardware


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”