E2372 — Power wheelchair accessory, group 27 non-sealed lead acid battery, each
E2372 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, group 27 non-sealed lead acid battery, 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 E2372 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 2026Q3.
The CMS record for E2372
- Long descriptor
- Power wheelchair accessory, group 27 non-sealed lead acid battery, each
- Short descriptor
- Gr27 non-sealed leadacid
- 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 E2372
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2372 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E2368Power wheelchair component, drive wheel motor, replacement only
- E2369Power wheelchair component, drive wheel gear box, replacement only
- E2370Power wheelchair component, integrated drive wheel motor and gear box combination, replacement only
- E2371Power wheelchair accessory, group 27 sealed lead acid battery, (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat), each
- E2373Power wheelchair accessory, hand or chin control interface, compact remote joystick, proportional, including fixed mounting hardware
- E2374Power wheelchair accessory, hand or chin control interface, standard remote joystick (not including controller), proportional, including all related electronics and fixed mounting hardware, replacement only
- E2375Power wheelchair accessory, non-expandable controller, including all related electronics and mounting hardware, replacement only
- E2376Power wheelchair accessory, expandable controller, including all related electronics and mounting hardware, replacement only
- E2377Power wheelchair accessory, expandable controller, including all related electronics and mounting hardware, upgrade provided at initial issue
- E2378Power wheelchair component, actuator, replacement only
- E2381Power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2382Power wheelchair accessory, tube for pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
Questions about E2372
What is HCPCS code E2372?
E2372 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, group 27 non-sealed lead acid battery, each. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E2372?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E2372 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.