HCPCS Code Details - E1161

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E1161
Description

Long description:
Manual adult size wheelchair, includes tilt in space

Short description:
Manual adult wc w tiltinspac

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 A - Used durable medical equipment (DME)
Effective date Effective Apr 01, 2014
Date added Added Jan 01, 2003
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 E1160 · Wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests

  • HCPCS E1170 · Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, 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”