HCPCS Code Details - E1039

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E1039
Description

Long description:
Transport chair, adult size, heavy duty, patient weight capacity greater than 300 pounds

Short description:
Transport chair pt wt >300lb

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 36 - Capped rental 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 R - Rental of DME
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2006
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 E1038 · Transport chair, adult size, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds

  • HCPCS E1050 · Fully-reclining wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating leg rests


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”