E0948 — Fracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Fracture frame attachmnts ce”
- 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.
Blank requirements checklist only — MyMedi-AI never collects or stores completed orders.
E0948 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $710.56 to $1112.99 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $835.95 · floor $710.56
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $951.06 | — |
| AL | $729.77 | — |
| AR | $710.56 | — |
| AZ | $835.95 | — |
| CA | $835.95 | — |
| CO | $835.95 | — |
| CT | $710.56 | — |
| DC | $835.95 | — |
| DE | $835.95 | — |
| FL | $710.56 | — |
| GA | $765.68 | — |
| HI | $1016.95 | — |
| IA | $835.95 | — |
| ID | $835.95 | — |
| IL | $710.56 | — |
| IN | $710.56 | — |
| KS | $835.95 | — |
| KY | $835.95 | — |
| LA | $710.56 | — |
| MA | $835.95 | — |
| MD | $723.92 | — |
| ME | $835.95 | — |
| MI | $710.56 | — |
| MN | $710.56 | — |
| MO | $835.95 | — |
| MS | $729.77 | — |
| MT | $782.30 | — |
| NC | $752.85 | — |
| ND | $835.95 | — |
| NE | $835.95 | — |
| NH | $835.95 | — |
| NJ | $835.95 | — |
| NM | $779.85 | — |
| NV | $835.95 | — |
| NY | $835.95 | — |
| OH | $710.56 | — |
| OK | $777.98 | — |
| OR | $811.29 | — |
| PA | $835.95 | — |
| PR | $1112.99 | — |
| RI | $835.95 | — |
| SC | $814.69 | — |
| SD | $835.95 | — |
| TN | $752.85 | — |
| TX | $710.56 | — |
| UT | $710.56 | — |
| VA | $710.56 | — |
| VI | $835.95 | — |
| VT | $835.95 | — |
| WA | $835.95 | — |
| WI | $835.95 | — |
| WV | $710.56 | — |
| WY | $835.95 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $71.03 to $139.16 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $83.57 · floor $71.03
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $95.12 | — |
| AL | $73.45 | — |
| AR | $71.03 | — |
| AZ | $83.57 | — |
| CA | $83.57 | — |
| CO | $83.57 | — |
| CT | $71.03 | — |
| DC | $83.57 | — |
| DE | $83.57 | — |
| FL | $71.03 | — |
| GA | $76.58 | — |
| HI | $101.72 | — |
| IA | $83.57 | — |
| ID | $83.57 | — |
| IL | $71.03 | — |
| IN | $71.03 | — |
| KS | $83.57 | — |
| KY | $83.57 | — |
| LA | $71.03 | — |
| MA | $83.57 | — |
| MD | $72.39 | — |
| ME | $83.57 | — |
| MI | $71.03 | — |
| MN | $71.03 | — |
| MO | $83.57 | — |
| MS | $73.45 | — |
| MT | $78.21 | — |
| NC | $73.45 | — |
| ND | $83.57 | — |
| NE | $83.57 | — |
| NH | $83.57 | — |
| NJ | $83.57 | — |
| NM | $78.00 | — |
| NV | $83.57 | — |
| NY | $83.57 | — |
| OH | $71.03 | — |
| OK | $77.81 | — |
| OR | $81.13 | — |
| PA | $83.57 | — |
| PR | $139.16 | — |
| RI | $83.57 | — |
| SC | $81.51 | — |
| SD | $83.57 | — |
| TN | $73.45 | — |
| TX | $71.03 | — |
| UT | $71.03 | — |
| VA | $71.03 | — |
| VI | $83.57 | — |
| VT | $83.57 | — |
| WA | $83.57 | — |
| WI | $83.57 | — |
| WV | $71.03 | — |
| WY | $83.57 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $501.18 to $834.74 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $589.62 · floor $501.18
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $595.48 | — |
| AL | $547.33 | — |
| AR | $501.18 | — |
| AZ | $589.62 | — |
| CA | $589.62 | — |
| CO | $589.62 | — |
| CT | $501.18 | — |
| DC | $589.62 | — |
| DE | $589.62 | — |
| FL | $501.18 | — |
| GA | $574.23 | — |
| HI | $636.77 | — |
| IA | $589.62 | — |
| ID | $589.62 | — |
| IL | $501.18 | — |
| IN | $501.18 | — |
| KS | $589.62 | — |
| KY | $589.62 | — |
| LA | $501.18 | — |
| MA | $589.62 | — |
| MD | $542.96 | — |
| ME | $589.62 | — |
| MI | $501.18 | — |
| MN | $501.18 | — |
| MO | $589.62 | — |
| MS | $547.33 | — |
| MT | $586.76 | — |
| NC | $564.61 | — |
| ND | $589.62 | — |
| NE | $589.62 | — |
| NH | $589.62 | — |
| NJ | $589.62 | — |
| NM | $584.90 | — |
| NV | $589.62 | — |
| NY | $589.62 | — |
| OH | $501.18 | — |
| OK | $583.50 | — |
| OR | $589.62 | — |
| PA | $589.62 | — |
| PR | $834.74 | — |
| RI | $589.62 | — |
| SC | $589.62 | — |
| SD | $589.62 | — |
| TN | $564.61 | — |
| TX | $501.18 | — |
| UT | $501.18 | — |
| VA | $509.31 | — |
| VI | $589.62 | — |
| VT | $589.62 | — |
| WA | $589.62 | — |
| WI | $589.62 | — |
| WV | $501.18 | — |
| WY | $589.62 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0948 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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