E1005 — Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, with power shear reduction
E1005 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, with power shear reduction. 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 E1005 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 E1005
- Long descriptor
- Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, with power shear reduction
- Short descriptor
- Pwr seat recline pwr
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- BETOS
- D1D
- Pricing indicator
- 36 — 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.
Capped rental DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E1005
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1005 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0988Manual wheelchair accessory, lever-activated, wheel drive, pair
- E0990Wheelchair accessory, elevating leg rest, complete assembly, each
- E0992Manual wheelchair accessory, solid seat insert
- E0994Arm rest, each
- E0995Wheelchair accessory, calf rest/pad, replacement only, each
- E1002Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, tilt only
- E1003Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, without shear reduction
- E1004Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, with mechanical shear reduction
- E1006Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, combination tilt and recline, without shear reduction
- E1007Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, combination tilt and recline, with mechanical shear reduction
- E1008Wheelchair accessory, power seating system, combination tilt and recline, with power shear reduction
- E1009Wheelchair accessory, addition to power seating system, mechanically linked leg elevation system, including pushrod and leg rest, each
- E1010Wheelchair accessory, addition to power seating system, power leg elevation system, including leg rest, pair
- E1011Modification to pediatric size wheelchair, width adjustment package (not to be dispensed with initial chair)
- E1012Wheelchair accessory, addition to power seating system, center mount power elevating leg rest/platform, complete system, any type, each
- E1014Reclining back, addition to pediatric size wheelchair
Questions about E1005
What is HCPCS code E1005?
E1005 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair accessory, power seating system, recline only, with power shear reduction. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1005?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1005 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.