E1260 — Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
E1260 is a HCPCS Level II code for lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest. 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 E1260 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 E1260
- Long descriptor
- Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- Short descriptor
- Wheelchair lightwt foot 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 E1260
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1260 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1234Wheelchair, pediatric size, tilt-in-space, folding, adjustable, without seating system
- E1235Wheelchair, pediatric size, rigid, adjustable, with seating system
- E1236Wheelchair, pediatric size, folding, adjustable, with seating system
- E1237Wheelchair, pediatric size, rigid, adjustable, without seating system
- E1238Wheelchair, pediatric size, folding, adjustable, without seating system
- E1239Power wheelchair, pediatric size, not otherwise specified
- E1240Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms, (desk or full length) swing away detachable, elevating legrest
- E1250Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1270Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1280Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) elevating legrests
- E1285Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1290Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- E1295Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, elevating legrest
- E1296Special wheelchair seat height from floor
- E1297Special wheelchair seat depth, by upholstery
- E1298Special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction
Questions about E1260
What is HCPCS code E1260?
E1260 is a HCPCS Level II code for lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1260?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1260 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.