E0942 — Cervical head harness/halter
E0942 is a HCPCS Level II code for cervical head harness/halter. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of E0942 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for E0942
- Long descriptor
- Cervical head harness/halter
- Short descriptor
- Cervical head harness/halter
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 32 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Inexpensive and routinely purchased DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E0942
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0942 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0911Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, attached to bed, with grab bar
- E0912Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0920Fracture frame, attached to bed, includes weights
- E0930Fracture frame, free standing, includes weights
- E0935Continuous passive motion exercise device for use on knee only
- E0936Continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee
- E0940Trapeze bar, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0941Gravity assisted traction device, any type
- E0944Pelvic belt/harness/boot
- E0945Extremity belt/harness
- E0946Fracture, frame, dual with cross bars, attached to bed, (e.g., balken, 4 poster)
- E0947Fracture frame, attachments for complex pelvic traction
- E0948Fracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
- E0950Wheelchair accessory, tray, each
- E0951Heel loop/holder, any type, with or without ankle strap, each
- E0952Toe loop/holder, any type, each
Questions about E0942
What is HCPCS code E0942?
E0942 is a HCPCS Level II code for cervical head harness/halter. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0942?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0942 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.