E0112 — Crutches underarm, wood, adjustable or fixed, pair, with pads, tips and handgrips
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Crutch underarm pair wood”
- Code system
- HCPCS Level II
- Family
- E — Durable medical equipment
- Medicare coverage status
- Special coverage instructions apply
- DMEPOS payment category
- Inexpensive or routinely purchased
- Prior authorization
- Not on Medicare required-PA list
- Face-to-face & WOPD
- Not on the required list
- MUE unit limit
- 1
- Status
- Active (HCPCS Level II October 2026)
Prior authorization
Not on the Medicare required-PA list (CMS Required Prior Authorization List — 74 items in force on 2026-10-25; 8 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list updated 2026-01-13, CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own prior-authorization rules for this code — verify per plan before delivery.
Order readiness — what the written order must contain
Every Medicare DMEPOS claim needs a Standard Written Order with all six elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)):
- Beneficiary name or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(A))
- General description of the item (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(B))
- Quantity to be dispensed, if applicable (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(C))
- Order date (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(D))
- Treating practitioner name or NPI (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(E))
- Treating practitioner signature (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(F))
Not on the F2F/WOPD list (CMS Required F2F & WOPD List — 83 items in force on 2026-10-25; 22 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list effective 2026-04-13 (91 FR 1250), CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.
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E0112 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $44.83 to $63.92 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $52.74 · floor $44.83
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $59.76 | — |
| AL | $44.83 | — |
| AR | $52.74 | — |
| AZ | $44.83 | — |
| CA | $52.74 | — |
| CO | $52.24 | — |
| CT | $52.74 | — |
| DC | $52.74 | — |
| DE | $52.74 | — |
| FL | $44.83 | — |
| GA | $44.83 | — |
| HI | $63.92 | — |
| IA | $52.74 | — |
| ID | $52.74 | — |
| IL | $52.74 | — |
| IN | $47.84 | — |
| KS | $51.12 | — |
| KY | $52.74 | — |
| LA | $52.74 | — |
| MA | $44.83 | — |
| MD | $52.74 | — |
| ME | $44.83 | — |
| MI | $44.83 | — |
| MN | $52.74 | — |
| MO | $52.74 | — |
| MS | $52.74 | — |
| MT | $52.74 | — |
| NC | $47.91 | — |
| ND | $51.47 | — |
| NE | $52.74 | — |
| NH | $44.83 | — |
| NJ | $52.74 | — |
| NM | $44.83 | — |
| NV | $47.21 | — |
| NY | $52.74 | — |
| OH | $47.52 | — |
| OK | $52.74 | — |
| OR | $52.74 | — |
| PA | $52.74 | — |
| PR | $63.82 | — |
| RI | $44.83 | — |
| SC | $44.83 | — |
| SD | $51.47 | — |
| TN | $44.83 | — |
| TX | $52.74 | — |
| UT | $52.74 | — |
| VA | $44.83 | — |
| VI | $52.74 | — |
| VT | $44.83 | — |
| WA | $52.74 | — |
| WI | $44.83 | — |
| WV | $47.82 | — |
| WY | $52.74 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $7.97 to $28.96 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $14.17 · floor $12.04
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $27.06 | — |
| AL | $12.04 | — |
| AR | $14.17 | — |
| AZ | $14.17 | — |
| CA | $14.17 | — |
| CO | $14.17 | — |
| CT | $14.17 | — |
| DC | $14.17 | — |
| DE | $14.17 | — |
| FL | $12.04 | — |
| GA | $12.04 | — |
| HI | $28.96 | — |
| IA | $12.04 | — |
| ID | $14.17 | — |
| IL | $14.17 | — |
| IN | $12.04 | — |
| KS | $14.17 | — |
| KY | $12.43 | — |
| LA | $12.04 | — |
| MA | $12.04 | — |
| MD | $14.17 | — |
| ME | $12.04 | — |
| MI | $14.17 | — |
| MN | $14.17 | — |
| MO | $14.17 | — |
| MS | $12.04 | — |
| MT | $14.04 | — |
| NC | $12.04 | — |
| ND | $12.04 | — |
| NE | $14.17 | — |
| NH | $12.04 | — |
| NJ | $12.04 | — |
| NM | $12.04 | — |
| NV | $14.17 | — |
| NY | $12.04 | — |
| OH | $14.17 | — |
| OK | $12.04 | — |
| OR | $14.17 | — |
| PA | $14.17 | — |
| PR | $7.97 | — |
| RI | $14.17 | — |
| SC | $12.04 | — |
| SD | $12.04 | — |
| TN | $12.04 | — |
| TX | $12.04 | — |
| UT | $14.17 | — |
| VA | $14.17 | — |
| VI | $12.04 | — |
| VT | $12.04 | — |
| WA | $14.17 | — |
| WI | $12.04 | — |
| WV | $14.17 | — |
| WY | $14.17 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $34.20 to $47.93 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $40.23 · floor $34.20
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $44.85 | — |
| AL | $34.20 | — |
| AR | $40.23 | — |
| AZ | $34.20 | — |
| CA | $40.23 | — |
| CO | $39.16 | — |
| CT | $40.23 | — |
| DC | $40.23 | — |
| DE | $40.23 | — |
| FL | $34.20 | — |
| GA | $34.20 | — |
| HI | $47.93 | — |
| IA | $40.23 | — |
| ID | $40.23 | — |
| IL | $40.23 | — |
| IN | $35.84 | — |
| KS | $36.14 | — |
| KY | $39.63 | — |
| LA | $40.23 | — |
| MA | $34.20 | — |
| MD | $40.23 | — |
| ME | $34.20 | — |
| MI | $34.20 | — |
| MN | $40.23 | — |
| MO | $40.23 | — |
| MS | $40.23 | — |
| MT | $40.23 | — |
| NC | $35.89 | — |
| ND | $38.59 | — |
| NE | $36.73 | — |
| NH | $34.20 | — |
| NJ | $40.23 | — |
| NM | $34.20 | — |
| NV | $35.39 | — |
| NY | $40.23 | — |
| OH | $37.36 | — |
| OK | $40.23 | — |
| OR | $40.23 | — |
| PA | $40.23 | — |
| PR | $47.88 | — |
| RI | $34.20 | — |
| SC | $34.20 | — |
| SD | $38.59 | — |
| TN | $34.20 | — |
| TX | $40.23 | — |
| UT | $40.23 | — |
| VA | $40.23 | — |
| VI | $40.23 | — |
| VT | $34.20 | — |
| WA | $40.23 | — |
| WI | $40.23 | — |
| WV | $35.83 | — |
| WY | $40.23 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0112 at 1 unit per date of service (absolute). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction.
Common denial codes to watch
Related E-codes
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