E1020 — Residual limb support system for wheelchair, any type
E1020 is a HCPCS Level II code for residual limb support system for wheelchair, any type. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 E1020 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
- 2 units 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 E1020
- Long descriptor
- Residual limb support system for wheelchair, any type
- Short descriptor
- Residual limb support system
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- 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 E1020
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1020 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E1015Shock absorber for manual wheelchair, each
- E1016Shock absorber for power wheelchair, each
- E1017Heavy duty shock absorber for heavy duty or extra heavy duty manual wheelchair, each
- E1018Heavy duty shock absorber for heavy duty or extra heavy duty power wheelchair, each
- E1022Wheelchair transportation securement system, any type includes all components and accessories
- E1023Wheelchair transit securement system, includes all components and accessories
- E1028Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware, other
- E1029Wheelchair accessory, ventilator tray, fixed
- E1030Wheelchair accessory, ventilator tray, gimbaled
- E1031Rollabout chair, any and all types with casters 5" or greater
- E1032Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware used with joystick or other drive control interface
- E1033Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for headrest, cushioned, any type
Questions about E1020
What is HCPCS code E1020?
E1020 is a HCPCS Level II code for residual limb support system for wheelchair, any type. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1020?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1020 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.