E1298: Special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction
E1298 is a HCPCS Level II code for special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction. 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 2026Q4-Oct. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits: units per day
The most units of E1298 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 · Published Contractor 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 2026Q4.
The CMS record for E1298
- Long descriptor
- Special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction
- Short descriptor
- Wheelchair spec seat depth/w
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1D
- 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 E1298
HCPCS has no hierarchy: related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1298 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1260Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- E1270Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1280Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) elevating legrests
- E1285Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1290Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- E1295Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, elevating legrest
- E1296Special wheelchair seat height from floor
- E1297Special wheelchair seat depth, by upholstery
- E1300Whirlpool, portable (overtub type)
- E1301Whirlpool tub, walk-in, portable
- E1310Whirlpool, non-portable (built-in type)
- E1352Oxygen accessory, flow regulator capable of positive inspiratory pressure
- E1353Regulator
- E1354Oxygen accessory, wheeled cart for portable cylinder or portable concentrator, any type, replacement only, each
- E1355Stand/rack
- E1356Oxygen accessory, battery pack/cartridge for portable concentrator, any type, replacement only, each