E1803 — Dynamic adjustable elbow extension only device, includes soft interface material
E1803 is a HCPCS Level II code for dynamic adjustable elbow extension only device, includes soft interface material. 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 E1803 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.
- DME supplier
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Anatomic Consideration
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 E1803
- Long descriptor
- Dynamic adjustable elbow extension only device, includes soft interface material
- Short descriptor
- Adjust elbow extension dev
- Added
- January 1, 2025
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E1803
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1803 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1639Scale, each
- E1699Dialysis equipment, not otherwise specified
- E1700Jaw motion rehabilitation system
- E1701Replacement cushions for jaw motion rehabilitation system, pkg. of 6
- E1702Replacement measuring scales for jaw motion rehabilitation system, pkg. of 200
- E1800Dynamic adjustable elbow extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
- E1801Static progressive stretch/patient actualized serial stretch elbow device, extension and/or flexion, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1802Dynamic adjustable forearm pronation/supination device, includes soft interface material
- E1804Dynamic adjustable elbow flexion only device, includes soft interface material
- E1805Dynamic adjustable wrist extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
- E1806Static progressive stretch wrist device, flexion and/or extension, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1807Dynamic adjustable wrist extension only device, includes soft interface material
- E1808Dynamic adjustable wrist flexion only device, includes soft interface material
- E1810Dynamic adjustable knee extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
- E1811Static progressive stretch/patient actualized serial stretch knee device, extension and/or flexion, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1812Dynamic knee, extension/flexion device with active resistance control
Questions about E1803
What is HCPCS code E1803?
E1803 is a HCPCS Level II code for dynamic adjustable elbow extension only device, includes soft interface material. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1803?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1803 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.