E2217 — Manual wheelchair accessory, foam filled caster tire, any size, each
E2217 is a HCPCS Level II code for manual wheelchair accessory, foam filled caster tire, any size, each. 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 E2217 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 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 E2217
- Long descriptor
- Manual wheelchair accessory, foam filled caster tire, any size, each
- Short descriptor
- Foam filled caster tire each
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- 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 E2217
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2217 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E2209Accessory, arm trough, with or without hand support, each
- E2210Wheelchair accessory, bearings, any type, replacement only, each
- E2211Manual wheelchair accessory, pneumatic propulsion tire, any size, each
- E2212Manual wheelchair accessory, tube for pneumatic propulsion tire, any size, each
- E2213Manual wheelchair accessory, insert for pneumatic propulsion tire (removable), any type, any size, each
- E2214Manual wheelchair accessory, pneumatic caster tire, any size, each
- E2215Manual wheelchair accessory, tube for pneumatic caster tire, any size, each
- E2216Manual wheelchair accessory, foam filled propulsion tire, any size, each
- E2218Manual wheelchair accessory, foam propulsion tire, any size, each
- E2219Manual wheelchair accessory, foam caster tire, any size, each
- E2220Manual wheelchair accessory, solid (rubber/plastic) propulsion tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2221Manual wheelchair accessory, solid (rubber/plastic) caster tire (removable), any size, replacement only, each
- E2222Manual wheelchair accessory, solid (rubber/plastic) caster tire with integrated wheel, any size, replacement only, each
- E2224Manual wheelchair accessory, propulsion wheel excludes tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2225Manual wheelchair accessory, caster wheel excludes tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2226Manual wheelchair accessory, caster fork, any size, replacement only, each
Questions about E2217
What is HCPCS code E2217?
E2217 is a HCPCS Level II code for manual wheelchair accessory, foam filled caster tire, any size, each. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E2217?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E2217 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.