E0860 — Traction equipment, overdoor, cervical
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Tract equip cervical tract”
- 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 — 82 items in force on 2026-10-29 (2 of them in some states only); 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 — 105 items in force on 2026-10-29; 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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E0860 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $39.12 to $66.86 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $54.92 · floor $46.68
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $62.55 | — |
| AL | $46.68 | — |
| AR | $54.92 | — |
| AZ | $53.84 | — |
| CA | $54.92 | — |
| CO | $54.92 | — |
| CT | $46.68 | — |
| DC | $54.92 | — |
| DE | $54.92 | — |
| FL | $53.22 | — |
| GA | $51.55 | — |
| HI | $66.86 | — |
| IA | $46.68 | — |
| ID | $54.92 | — |
| IL | $46.68 | — |
| IN | $54.92 | — |
| KS | $48.92 | — |
| KY | $52.89 | — |
| LA | $54.92 | — |
| MA | $54.92 | — |
| MD | $51.17 | — |
| ME | $54.92 | — |
| MI | $48.56 | — |
| MN | $48.62 | — |
| MO | $49.36 | — |
| MS | $54.92 | — |
| MT | $54.92 | — |
| NC | $48.42 | — |
| ND | $54.92 | — |
| NE | $47.90 | — |
| NH | $54.92 | — |
| NJ | $48.50 | — |
| NM | $54.92 | — |
| NV | $54.92 | — |
| NY | $46.68 | — |
| OH | $54.92 | — |
| OK | $54.92 | — |
| OR | $46.68 | — |
| PA | $54.92 | — |
| PR | $39.12 | — |
| RI | $54.92 | — |
| SC | $54.92 | — |
| SD | $54.92 | — |
| TN | $48.60 | — |
| TX | $46.68 | — |
| UT | $54.92 | — |
| VA | $46.68 | — |
| VI | $46.68 | — |
| VT | $54.92 | — |
| WA | $54.47 | — |
| WI | $51.63 | — |
| WV | $53.03 | — |
| WY | $54.92 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $4.93 to $46.33 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $9.29 · floor $7.90
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $43.36 | — |
| AL | $7.90 | — |
| AR | $7.90 | — |
| AZ | $9.29 | — |
| CA | $9.29 | — |
| CO | $7.90 | — |
| CT | $7.90 | — |
| DC | $9.29 | — |
| DE | $9.29 | — |
| FL | $7.90 | — |
| GA | $7.90 | — |
| HI | $46.33 | — |
| IA | $7.90 | — |
| ID | $9.29 | — |
| IL | $7.90 | — |
| IN | $9.29 | — |
| KS | $8.88 | — |
| KY | $9.29 | — |
| LA | $9.29 | — |
| MA | $9.29 | — |
| MD | $9.29 | — |
| ME | $9.29 | — |
| MI | $7.90 | — |
| MN | $9.29 | — |
| MO | $9.29 | — |
| MS | $8.84 | — |
| MT | $9.29 | — |
| NC | $7.90 | — |
| ND | $7.90 | — |
| NE | $7.90 | — |
| NH | $9.29 | — |
| NJ | $9.29 | — |
| NM | $7.90 | — |
| NV | $9.29 | — |
| NY | $7.90 | — |
| OH | $9.29 | — |
| OK | $7.90 | — |
| OR | $7.90 | — |
| PA | $9.29 | — |
| PR | $4.93 | — |
| RI | $9.29 | — |
| SC | $9.25 | — |
| SD | $7.90 | — |
| TN | $7.90 | — |
| TX | $7.90 | — |
| UT | $7.90 | — |
| VA | $9.29 | — |
| VI | $7.90 | — |
| VT | $9.29 | — |
| WA | $7.90 | — |
| WI | $9.29 | — |
| WV | $9.29 | — |
| WY | $9.29 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $29.37 to $64.85 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $42.05 · floor $35.74
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $60.64 | — |
| AL | $39.99 | — |
| AR | $42.05 | — |
| AZ | $40.40 | — |
| CA | $42.05 | — |
| CO | $42.05 | — |
| CT | $42.05 | — |
| DC | $42.05 | — |
| DE | $42.05 | — |
| FL | $42.05 | — |
| GA | $38.65 | — |
| HI | $64.85 | — |
| IA | $35.74 | — |
| ID | $42.05 | — |
| IL | $35.74 | — |
| IN | $42.05 | — |
| KS | $36.59 | — |
| KY | $39.64 | — |
| LA | $42.05 | — |
| MA | $42.05 | — |
| MD | $38.39 | — |
| ME | $42.05 | — |
| MI | $36.41 | — |
| MN | $36.49 | — |
| MO | $36.99 | — |
| MS | $42.05 | — |
| MT | $42.05 | — |
| NC | $36.30 | — |
| ND | $42.05 | — |
| NE | $35.89 | — |
| NH | $42.05 | — |
| NJ | $36.39 | — |
| NM | $41.34 | — |
| NV | $42.05 | — |
| NY | $35.87 | — |
| OH | $42.05 | — |
| OK | $42.05 | — |
| OR | $35.74 | — |
| PA | $42.05 | — |
| PR | $29.37 | — |
| RI | $41.68 | — |
| SC | $42.05 | — |
| SD | $42.05 | — |
| TN | $38.07 | — |
| TX | $35.74 | — |
| UT | $42.05 | — |
| VA | $41.67 | — |
| VI | $35.87 | — |
| VT | $42.05 | — |
| WA | $40.83 | — |
| WI | $38.72 | — |
| WV | $39.72 | — |
| WY | $42.05 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0860 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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