E1170 HCPCS Level II Code: Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Whlchr ampu fxd arm leg rest
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Payment category: Capped rental DME (pricing indicator 36)
- BETOS: D1D — Wheelchairs
- 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 E1170 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 (12)
- E1100 — Semi-reclining wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating leg rests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1110 — Semi-reclining wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) elevating leg rest[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1130 — Standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1140 — Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length, swing away detachable footrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1150 — Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length swing away detachable elevating legrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1160 — Wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1161 — Manual adult size wheelchair, includes tilt in space[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1171 — Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, without footrests or legrest[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 4 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 setAmputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E1170 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E1130 — Standard wheelchair, fixed full length arms, fixed or swing away detachable footrests
- E1140 — Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length, swing away detachable footrests
- E1150 — Wheelchair, detachable arms, desk or full length swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1160 — Wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1161 — Manual adult size wheelchair, includes tilt in space
- E1171 — Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, without footrests or legrest
- E1172 — Amputee wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) without footrests or legrest
- E1180 — Amputee wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrests
- E1190 — Amputee wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1195 — Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests