E1130 — Standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests
E1130 is a HCPCS Level II code for standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 E1130 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 E1130
- Long descriptor
- Standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests
- Short descriptor
- Whlchr stand fxd arm ft rest
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to E1130
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1130 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1087High strength lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating leg rests
- E1088High strength lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms desk or full length, swing away detachable elevating leg rests
- E1089High strength lightweight wheelchair, fixed length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1090High strength lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms desk or full length, swing away detachable foot rests
- E1092Wide heavy duty wheel chair, detachable arms (desk or full length), swing away detachable elevating leg rests
- E1093Wide heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms desk or full length arms, swing away detachable footrests
- E1100Semi-reclining wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating leg rests
- E1110Semi-reclining wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) elevating leg rest
- E1140Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length, swing away detachable footrests
- E1150Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1160Wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1161Manual adult size wheelchair, includes tilt in space
- E1170Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1171Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, without footrests or legrest
- E1172Amputee wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) without footrests or legrest
- E1180Amputee wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrests
Questions about E1130
What is HCPCS code E1130?
E1130 is a HCPCS Level II code for standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1130?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1130 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.