E0163 — Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms
E0163 is a HCPCS Level II code for commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms. 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 E0163 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
- 1 unit 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 E0163
- Long descriptor
- Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms
- Short descriptor
- Commode chair with fixed arm
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E0163
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0163 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0155Wheel attachment, rigid pick-up walker, per pair
- E0156Seat attachment, walker
- E0157Crutch attachment, walker, each
- E0158Leg extensions for walker, per set of four (4)
- E0159Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
- E0160Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commode
- E0161Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commode, with faucet attachment/s
- E0162Sitz bath chair
- E0165Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with detachable arms
- E0167Pail or pan for use with commode chair, replacement only
- E0168Commode chair, extra wide and/or heavy duty, stationary or mobile, with or without arms, any type, each
- E0170Commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type
- E0171Commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, non-electric, any type
- E0172Seat lift mechanism placed over or on top of toilet, any type
- E0175Foot rest, for use with commode chair, each
- E0181Powered pressure reducing mattress overlay/pad, alternating, with pump, includes heavy duty
Questions about E0163
What is HCPCS code E0163?
E0163 is a HCPCS Level II code for commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0163?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0163 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.