E0170 — Commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type
E0170 is a HCPCS Level II code for commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type. 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 E0170 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 E0170
- Long descriptor
- Commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type
- Short descriptor
- Commode chair electric
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 36 — 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.
Capped rental DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E0170
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0170 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E0163Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms
- 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
- 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
- E0182Pump for alternating pressure pad, for replacement only
- E0183Powered pressure reducing underlay/pad, alternating, with pump, includes heavy duty
- E0184Dry pressure mattress
- E0185Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width
Questions about E0170
What is HCPCS code E0170?
E0170 is a HCPCS Level II code for commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0170?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0170 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.