E2381 — Power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
E2381 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each. 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 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 E2381 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 E2381
- Long descriptor
- Power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
- Short descriptor
- Pneum drive wheel tire
- Added
- January 1, 2007
- 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 E2381
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2381 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E2371Power wheelchair accessory, group 27 sealed lead acid battery, (e.g., gel cell, absorbed glassmat), each
- E2372Power wheelchair accessory, group 27 non-sealed lead acid battery, 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
- E2382Power wheelchair accessory, tube for pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2383Power wheelchair accessory, insert for pneumatic drive wheel tire (removable), any type, any size, replacement only, each
- E2384Power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic caster tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2385Power wheelchair accessory, tube for pneumatic caster tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2386Power wheelchair accessory, foam filled drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2387Power wheelchair accessory, foam filled caster tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2388Power wheelchair accessory, foam drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each
- E2389Power wheelchair accessory, foam caster tire, any size, replacement only, each
Questions about E2381
What is HCPCS code E2381?
E2381 is a HCPCS Level II code for power wheelchair accessory, pneumatic drive wheel tire, any size, replacement only, each. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E2381?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E2381 as "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.