E0944 — Pelvic belt/harness/boot
E0944 is a HCPCS Level II code for pelvic belt/harness/boot. 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 E0944 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 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
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 E0944
- Long descriptor
- Pelvic belt/harness/boot
- Short descriptor
- Pelvic belt/harness/boot
- Added
- January 1, 1985
- 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 E0944
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0944 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0912Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0920Fracture frame, attached to bed, includes weights
- E0930Fracture frame, free standing, includes weights
- E0935Continuous passive motion exercise device for use on knee only
- E0936Continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee
- E0940Trapeze bar, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0941Gravity assisted traction device, any type
- E0942Cervical head harness/halter
- E0945Extremity belt/harness
- E0946Fracture, frame, dual with cross bars, attached to bed, (e.g., balken, 4 poster)
- E0947Fracture frame, attachments for complex pelvic traction
- E0948Fracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
- E0950Wheelchair accessory, tray, each
- E0951Heel loop/holder, any type, with or without ankle strap, each
- E0952Toe loop/holder, any type, each
- E0953Wheelchair accessory, lateral thigh or knee support, any type including fixed mounting hardware, each
Questions about E0944
What is HCPCS code E0944?
E0944 is a HCPCS Level II code for pelvic belt/harness/boot. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0944?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0944 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.