E0189 HCPCS Level II Code: Lambswool sheepskin pad, any size
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Lambswool sheepskin pad
- 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, 2001
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 E0189 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)
- 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
- E0149 — Walker, heavy duty, wheeled, rigid or folding, any type[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0150 — Combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair, folding, adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0152 — Walker, battery powered, wheeled, folding, adjustable or fixed height[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0153 — Platform attachment, forearm crutch, each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E0154 — Platform attachment, walker, 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
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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
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Change history
- January 1, 1986Added to the code setLambswool sheepskin pad, any size
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E0189 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E0184 — Dry pressure mattress
- E0185 — Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width
- E0186 — Air pressure mattress
- E0187 — Water pressure mattress
- E0188 — Synthetic sheepskin pad
- E0190 — Positioning cushion/pillow/wedge, any shape or size, includes all components and accessories
- E0191 — Heel or elbow protector, each
- E0193 — Powered air flotation bed (low air loss therapy)
- E0194 — Air fluidized bed
- E0196 — Gel pressure mattress