E1034 — Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for lateral trunk or hip support, any type
E1034 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for lateral trunk or hip support, any type. 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 E1034 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
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
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 E1034
- Long descriptor
- Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for lateral trunk or hip support, any type
- Short descriptor
- Wheelchair trunk hip support
- Added
- April 1, 2025
- 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 E1034
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1034 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E1035Multi-positional patient transfer system, with integrated seat, operated by care giver, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 lbs
- E1036Multi-positional patient transfer system, extra-wide, with integrated seat, operated by caregiver, patient weight capacity greater than 300 lbs
- E1037Transport chair, pediatric size
- E1038Transport chair, adult size, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds
- E1039Transport chair, adult size, heavy duty, patient weight capacity greater than 300 pounds
- E1050Fully-reclining wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating leg rests
- E1060Fully-reclining wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1070Fully-reclining wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
Questions about E1034
What is HCPCS code E1034?
E1034 is a HCPCS Level II code for wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for lateral trunk or hip support, any type. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1034?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1034 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.