E0162 HCPCS Level II Code: Sitz bath chair
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- 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 E0162 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)
- 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
- E0141 — Walker, rigid, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0143 — Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0144 — Walker, enclosed, four sided framed, rigid or folding, wheeled with posterior seat[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0147 — Walker, heavy duty, multiple braking system, variable wheel resistance[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0148 — Walker, heavy duty, without wheels, rigid or folding, any type, each[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
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- 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
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
- Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.
Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates
Change history
- January 1, 1986Added to the code setSitz bath chair
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E0162 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E0157 — Crutch attachment, walker, each
- 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
- E0163 — Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms
- E0165 — Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with detachable arms
- E0167 — Pail or pan for use with commode chair, replacement only
- E0168 — Commode chair, extra wide and/or heavy duty, stationary or mobile, with or without arms, any type, each
- E0170 — Commode chair with integrated seat lift mechanism, electric, any type