E1298 HCPCS Level II Code: Special wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Wheelchair spec seat depth/w
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Payment category: Inexpensive or routinely purchased DME (pricing indicator 32)
- 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 E1298 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 (31)
- E1200 — Amputee wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1220 — Wheelchair; specially sized or constructed, (indicate brand name, model number, if any) and justification[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1221 — Wheelchair with fixed arm, footrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1222 — Wheelchair with fixed arm, elevating legrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1223 — Wheelchair with detachable arms, footrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1224 — Wheelchair with detachable arms, elevating legrests[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1225 — Wheelchair accessory, manual semi-reclining back, (recline greater than 15 degrees, but less than 80 degrees), each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- E1226 — Wheelchair accessory, manual fully reclining back, (recline greater than 80 degrees), each[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 23 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 setSpecial wheelchair seat depth and/or width, by construction
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to E1298 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E1240 — Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms, (desk or full length) swing away detachable, elevating legrest
- E1250 — Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1260 — Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- E1270 — Lightweight wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable elevating legrests
- E1280 — Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) elevating legrests
- E1285 — Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, swing away detachable footrest
- E1290 — Heavy duty wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full length) swing away detachable footrest
- E1295 — Heavy duty wheelchair, fixed full length arms, elevating legrest
- E1296 — Special wheelchair seat height from floor
- E1297 — Special wheelchair seat depth, by upholstery