E0159 — Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Brake for wheeled walker”
- Code system
- HCPCS Level II
- Family
- E — Durable medical equipment
- Medicare coverage status
- Carrier judgment — coverage decided by the DME MAC
- 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
- 2
- 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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E0159 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $16.72 to $22.09 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $21.10 | — |
| AL | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| AR | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| AZ | $17.46 | $20.99 |
| CA | $16.72 | $20.99 |
| CO | $18.04 | $20.99 |
| CT | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| DC | $17.93 | $20.99 |
| DE | $17.93 | $20.96 |
| FL | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| GA | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| HI | $21.87 | — |
| IA | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| ID | $18.04 | $20.99 |
| IL | $19.57 | $20.99 |
| IN | $19.57 | $20.99 |
| KS | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| KY | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| LA | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| MA | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| MD | $17.93 | $20.99 |
| ME | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| MI | $19.57 | $20.99 |
| MN | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| MO | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| MS | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| MT | $18.04 | $20.99 |
| NC | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| ND | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| NE | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| NH | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| NJ | $17.93 | $20.96 |
| NM | $17.46 | $20.99 |
| NV | $16.72 | $20.99 |
| NY | $17.93 | $20.96 |
| OH | $19.57 | $20.99 |
| OK | $17.46 | $20.99 |
| OR | $16.72 | $20.99 |
| PA | $17.93 | $20.96 |
| PR | $22.09 | — |
| RI | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| SC | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| SD | $18.20 | $20.99 |
| TN | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| TX | $17.46 | $20.99 |
| UT | $18.04 | $20.99 |
| VA | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| VI | $20.99 | — |
| VT | $18.02 | $20.96 |
| WA | $16.72 | $20.99 |
| WI | $19.57 | $20.99 |
| WV | $18.71 | $20.99 |
| WY | $18.04 | $20.99 |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $1.67 to $2.21 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $2.12 | — |
| AL | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| AR | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| AZ | $1.75 | $2.11 |
| CA | $1.67 | $2.11 |
| CO | $1.81 | $2.14 |
| CT | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| DC | $1.79 | $2.14 |
| DE | $1.79 | $2.11 |
| FL | $1.87 | $2.11 |
| GA | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| HI | $2.20 | — |
| IA | $1.82 | $2.11 |
| ID | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| IL | $1.96 | $2.14 |
| IN | $1.96 | $2.14 |
| KS | $1.82 | $2.11 |
| KY | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| LA | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| MA | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| MD | $1.79 | $2.14 |
| ME | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| MI | $1.96 | $2.14 |
| MN | $1.82 | $2.14 |
| MO | $1.82 | $2.14 |
| MS | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| MT | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| NC | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| ND | $1.82 | $2.11 |
| NE | $1.82 | $2.11 |
| NH | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| NJ | $1.79 | $2.11 |
| NM | $1.75 | $2.14 |
| NV | $1.67 | $2.11 |
| NY | $1.79 | $2.11 |
| OH | $1.96 | $2.14 |
| OK | $1.75 | $2.14 |
| OR | $1.67 | $2.11 |
| PA | $1.79 | $2.11 |
| PR | $2.21 | — |
| RI | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| SC | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| SD | $1.82 | $2.11 |
| TN | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| TX | $1.75 | $2.11 |
| UT | $1.81 | $2.14 |
| VA | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| VI | $2.14 | — |
| VT | $1.81 | $2.11 |
| WA | $1.67 | $2.14 |
| WI | $1.96 | $2.14 |
| WV | $1.87 | $2.14 |
| WY | $1.81 | $2.11 |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $12.54 to $16.58 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $15.84 | — |
| AL | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| AR | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| AZ | $13.10 | $15.75 |
| CA | $12.54 | $15.75 |
| CO | $13.53 | $15.75 |
| CT | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| DC | $13.45 | $15.75 |
| DE | $13.45 | $15.73 |
| FL | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| GA | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| HI | $16.41 | — |
| IA | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| ID | $13.53 | $15.75 |
| IL | $14.68 | $15.75 |
| IN | $14.68 | $15.75 |
| KS | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| KY | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| LA | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| MA | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| MD | $13.45 | $15.75 |
| ME | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| MI | $14.68 | $15.75 |
| MN | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| MO | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| MS | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| MT | $13.53 | $15.75 |
| NC | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| ND | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| NE | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| NH | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| NJ | $13.45 | $15.73 |
| NM | $13.10 | $15.75 |
| NV | $12.54 | $15.75 |
| NY | $13.45 | $15.73 |
| OH | $14.68 | $15.75 |
| OK | $13.10 | $15.75 |
| OR | $12.54 | $15.75 |
| PA | $13.45 | $15.73 |
| PR | $16.58 | — |
| RI | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| SC | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| SD | $13.65 | $15.75 |
| TN | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| TX | $13.10 | $15.75 |
| UT | $13.53 | $15.75 |
| VA | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| VI | $15.75 | — |
| VT | $13.52 | $15.73 |
| WA | $12.54 | $15.75 |
| WI | $14.68 | $15.75 |
| WV | $14.04 | $15.75 |
| WY | $13.53 | $15.75 |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0159 at 2 units 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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