E0948 HCPCS Level II Code: Fracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Fracture frame attachmnts ce
- 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, 1989
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 E0948 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)
- E0900 — Traction stand, free standing, pelvic traction, (e.g., buck's)[Sibling]
- E0910 — Trapeze bars, a/k/a patient helper, attached to bed, with grab bar[Sibling]
- E0911 — Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, attached to bed, with grab bar[Sibling]
- E0912 — Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, free standing, complete with grab bar[Sibling]
- E0920 — Fracture frame, attached to bed, includes weights[Sibling]
- E0930 — Fracture frame, free standing, includes weights[Sibling]
- E0935 — Continuous passive motion exercise device for use on knee only[Sibling]
- E0936 — Continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee[Sibling]
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 1986 — Added to the code set [Change history]
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update
- Change history and date-of-service validity
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived
- Derived by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Change history
- January 1, 1986Added to the code setFracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E0948 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E0942 — Cervical head harness/halter
- E0944 — Pelvic belt/harness/boot
- E0945 — Extremity belt/harness
- E0946 — Fracture, frame, dual with cross bars, attached to bed, (e.g., balken, 4 poster)
- E0947 — Fracture frame, attachments for complex pelvic traction
- E0950 — Wheelchair accessory, tray, each
- E0951 — Heel loop/holder, any type, with or without ankle strap, each
- E0952 — Toe loop/holder, any type, each
- E0953 — Wheelchair accessory, lateral thigh or knee support, any type including fixed mounting hardware, each
- E0954 — Wheelchair accessory, foot box, any type, includes attachment and mounting hardware, each foot