E2359 — Power wheelchair accessory, group 34 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
E2359 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, group 34 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat). 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 E2359 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 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
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 E2359
- Long descriptor
- Power wheelchair accessory, group 34 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
- Short descriptor
- Gr34 sealed leadacid battery
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- 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 E2359
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2359 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E2330Power wheelchair accessory, head control interface, proximity switch mechanism, nonproportional, including all related electronics, mechanical stop switch, mechanical direction change switch, head array, and fixed mounting hardware
- E2331Power wheelchair accessory, attendant control, proportional, including all related electronics and fixed mounting hardware
- E2340Power wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame width, 20-23 inches
- E2341Power wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame width, 24-27 inches
- E2342Power wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame depth, 20 or 21 inches
- E2343Power wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame depth, 22-25 inches
- E2351Power wheelchair accessory, electronic interface to operate speech generating device using power wheelchair control interface
- E2358Power wheelchair accessory, group 34 non-sealed lead acid battery, each
- E2360Power wheelchair accessory, 22nf non-sealed lead acid battery, each
- E2361Power wheelchair accessory, 22nf sealed lead acid battery, each, (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
- E2362Power wheelchair accessory, group 24 non-sealed lead acid battery, each
- E2363Power wheelchair accessory, group 24 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
- E2364Power wheelchair accessory, u-1 non-sealed lead acid battery, each
- E2365Power wheelchair accessory, u-1 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat)
- E2366Power wheelchair accessory, battery charger, single mode, for use with only one battery type, sealed or non-sealed, each
- E2367Power wheelchair accessory, battery charger, dual mode, for use with either battery type, sealed or non-sealed, each
Questions about E2359
What is HCPCS code E2359?
E2359 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, group 34 sealed lead acid battery, each (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat). It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E2359?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E2359 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.