E1023 — Wheelchair transit securement system, includes all components and accessories
E1023 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair transit securement system, includes all components and accessories. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
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 E1023 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
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 E1023
- Long descriptor
- Wheelchair transit securement system, includes all components and accessories
- Short descriptor
- Wheelchr transit securement
- Added
- April 1, 2025
- BETOS
- D1D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to E1023
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1023 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E1020Residual limb support system for wheelchair, any type
- E1022Wheelchair transportation securement system, any type 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
- E1034Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for lateral trunk or hip support, any type
- E1035Multi-positional patient transfer system, with integrated seat, operated by care giver, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 lbs
Questions about E1023
What is HCPCS code E1023?
E1023 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair transit securement system, includes all components and accessories. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1023?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1023 as "Non-covered by statute". Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.