E0157 HCPCS Level II Code: Crutch attachment, walker, each
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Walker crutch attachment
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Inexpensive or routinely purchased DME (pricing indicator 32)
- BETOS: D1E — Other DME
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 1996
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of E0157 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- E0113 — Crutch underarm, wood, adjustable or fixed, each, with pad, tip and handgrip[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0114 — Crutches underarm, other than wood, adjustable or fixed, pair, with pads, tips and handgrips[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0116 — Crutch, underarm, other than wood, adjustable or fixed, with pad, tip, handgrip, with or without shock absorber, each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0117 — Crutch, underarm, articulating, spring assisted, each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0118 — Crutch substitute, lower leg platform, with or without wheels, each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0130 — Walker, rigid (pickup), adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0135 — Walker, folding (pickup), adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0140 — Walker, with trunk support, adjustable or fixed height, any type[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 1986 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
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Change history
- January 1, 1986Added to the code setCrutch attachment, walker, each
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E0157 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E0152 — Walker, battery powered, wheeled, folding, adjustable or fixed height
- E0153 — Platform attachment, forearm crutch, each
- E0154 — Platform attachment, walker, each
- E0155 — Wheel attachment, rigid pick-up walker, per pair
- E0156 — Seat attachment, walker
- E0158 — Leg extensions for walker, per set of four (4)
- E0159 — Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
- E0160 — Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commode
- E0161 — Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commode, with faucet attachment/s
- E0162 — Sitz bath chair