E0114 — Crutches underarm, other than wood, adjustable or fixed, pair, with pads, tips and handgrips
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Crutch underarm pair no 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 2026-10-26; 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 2026-10-26; 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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E0114 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $57.17 to $88.73 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $67.26 · floor $57.17
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $67.91 | — |
| AL | $57.17 | — |
| AR | $67.26 | — |
| AZ | $57.17 | — |
| CA | $67.26 | — |
| CO | $67.26 | — |
| CT | $57.17 | — |
| DC | $67.26 | — |
| DE | $67.26 | — |
| FL | $59.35 | — |
| GA | $57.17 | — |
| HI | $72.59 | — |
| IA | $63.41 | — |
| ID | $61.28 | — |
| IL | $67.26 | — |
| IN | $67.26 | — |
| KS | $67.26 | — |
| KY | $62.91 | — |
| LA | $67.26 | — |
| MA | $57.17 | — |
| MD | $67.26 | — |
| ME | $57.17 | — |
| MI | $61.40 | — |
| MN | $66.42 | — |
| MO | $67.26 | — |
| MS | $67.26 | — |
| MT | $67.26 | — |
| NC | $57.17 | — |
| ND | $67.26 | — |
| NE | $67.26 | — |
| NH | $57.17 | — |
| NJ | $67.26 | — |
| NM | $57.17 | — |
| NV | $57.17 | — |
| NY | $62.68 | — |
| OH | $57.17 | — |
| OK | $67.26 | — |
| OR | $67.26 | — |
| PA | $67.26 | — |
| PR | $88.73 | — |
| RI | $67.26 | — |
| SC | $67.26 | — |
| SD | $67.26 | — |
| TN | $65.92 | — |
| TX | $58.68 | — |
| UT | $67.26 | — |
| VA | $59.09 | — |
| VI | $62.68 | — |
| VT | $57.17 | — |
| WA | $63.41 | — |
| WI | $67.26 | — |
| WV | $57.17 | — |
| WY | $67.26 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $10.38 to $14.90 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $12.21 · floor $10.38
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $13.96 | — |
| AL | $10.38 | — |
| AR | $10.38 | — |
| AZ | $12.21 | — |
| CA | $12.21 | — |
| CO | $12.21 | — |
| CT | $10.38 | — |
| DC | $12.21 | — |
| DE | $12.21 | — |
| FL | $10.38 | — |
| GA | $10.38 | — |
| HI | $14.90 | — |
| IA | $10.38 | — |
| ID | $12.21 | — |
| IL | $12.21 | — |
| IN | $10.38 | — |
| KS | $12.21 | — |
| KY | $10.38 | — |
| LA | $11.89 | — |
| MA | $10.38 | — |
| MD | $12.21 | — |
| ME | $10.38 | — |
| MI | $12.21 | — |
| MN | $12.21 | — |
| MO | $12.21 | — |
| MS | $10.38 | — |
| MT | $12.21 | — |
| NC | $10.38 | — |
| ND | $10.38 | — |
| NE | $12.21 | — |
| NH | $10.38 | — |
| NJ | $12.21 | — |
| NM | $10.38 | — |
| NV | $12.21 | — |
| NY | $11.01 | — |
| OH | $12.21 | — |
| OK | $10.38 | — |
| OR | $12.21 | — |
| PA | $12.21 | — |
| PR | $11.09 | — |
| RI | $12.21 | — |
| SC | $10.38 | — |
| SD | $10.38 | — |
| TN | $10.38 | — |
| TX | $10.38 | — |
| UT | $10.38 | — |
| VA | $12.21 | — |
| VI | $11.01 | — |
| VT | $10.38 | — |
| WA | $12.21 | — |
| WI | $12.21 | — |
| WV | $12.21 | — |
| WY | $12.21 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $43.22 to $66.58 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $50.85 · floor $43.22
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $50.98 | — |
| AL | $43.22 | — |
| AR | $50.85 | — |
| AZ | $43.22 | — |
| CA | $50.43 | — |
| CO | $50.85 | — |
| CT | $43.22 | — |
| DC | $50.85 | — |
| DE | $50.85 | — |
| FL | $44.48 | — |
| GA | $43.22 | — |
| HI | $54.48 | — |
| IA | $47.58 | — |
| ID | $45.98 | — |
| IL | $50.85 | — |
| IN | $50.85 | — |
| KS | $50.85 | — |
| KY | $47.24 | — |
| LA | $50.85 | — |
| MA | $43.22 | — |
| MD | $50.85 | — |
| ME | $43.22 | — |
| MI | $46.06 | — |
| MN | $49.79 | — |
| MO | $50.85 | — |
| MS | $50.85 | — |
| MT | $50.85 | — |
| NC | $43.22 | — |
| ND | $50.85 | — |
| NE | $50.85 | — |
| NH | $43.22 | — |
| NJ | $50.85 | — |
| NM | $43.22 | — |
| NV | $43.22 | — |
| NY | $47.53 | — |
| OH | $43.22 | — |
| OK | $50.85 | — |
| OR | $50.85 | — |
| PA | $50.85 | — |
| PR | $66.58 | — |
| RI | $50.85 | — |
| SC | $50.85 | — |
| SD | $50.85 | — |
| TN | $49.44 | — |
| TX | $44.00 | — |
| UT | $50.85 | — |
| VA | $44.38 | — |
| VI | $47.53 | — |
| VT | $43.22 | — |
| WA | $47.58 | — |
| WI | $50.85 | — |
| WV | $50.85 | — |
| WY | $50.85 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0114 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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