Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
E1270 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests or just “Wheelchair lightweight leg r” for short, used in Rental of DME.
HCPCS Level II Code Durable Medical Equipment (DME) |
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HCPCS Code | E1270 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
36 - Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Coverage code | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
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, 1989 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 1986 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
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
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”