E0940 Trapeze Bar (HCPCS) Reimbursement & Policy | OpenPayer

Summary & Overview

HCPCS Level II E0940: Trapeze Bar, Free-Standing with Grab Bar

HCPCS Level II code E0940 identifies a free-standing trapeze bar complete with a grab bar, a form of durable medical equipment used to assist patients with in-home mobility and transfers. Nationally, this equipment supports independence for patients with limited upper-body strength or mobility impairments and can affect durable medical equipment utilization and home-care planning. Major payers relevant to coverage analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare.

Readers will find a concise overview of the code’s clinical purpose, typical sites of service, and payer coverage landscape. The publication presents benchmarking on utilization and coverage trends where available, highlights relevant policy or coverage updates affecting durable medical equipment, and situates the device in clinical contexts such as home mobility, transfer assistance, and activities of daily living. Content is intended for billing professionals, DME suppliers, care managers, and policy analysts seeking clear, national-level context for E0940. Data not available in the input will be noted where applicable.

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Billing Code Overview

HCPCS Level II code E0940 describes a trapeze bar, free standing, complete with grab bar. This item is durable medical equipment intended to assist patients with mobility and transfers within the home or other ambulatory settings. The service type is durable medical equipment (mobility/transfer aid). The typical site of service is the patient’s residence or other non-institutional living environments where home mobility assistance is required.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A typical patient is an adult recovering from limited mobility due to recent hip arthroplasty, proximal femur fracture, stroke with hemiparesis, or advanced osteoarthritis that impairs safe transfers and bed mobility. The prescription for a E0940 trapeze bar, free standing, complete with grab bar, is issued by a physician or physical therapist to assist with bed mobility, transfers into a wheelchair or commode, and to promote upper‑extremity strengthening and independence in activities of daily living. A durable medical equipment (DME) supplier evaluates home environment and provides the device with delivery and basic patient/caregiver instruction. Typical clinical workflow: clinician documents functional deficit and medical necessity in the medical record, writes a DME prescription specifying E0940, supplier obtains prior authorization if required by the payor, delivers the unit, provides training on safe use and positioning, and documents delivery and patient education in the record.

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`00`	No modifier/standard billing	Use when no special circumstances apply for the DME item.

| 52 | Reduced services | Use if a reduced scope or partial device is provided or components are missing.

HCPCS E1225: Manual Wheelchair Semi-Reclining Back Accessory

HCPCS-E0472-BILEVEL-RESPIRATORY-ASSIST-DEVICE-TRACHEOSTOMY

HCPCS E0472: Bi-level Respiratory Assist Device for Tracheostomy

HCPCS-E0627-ELECTRIC-SEAT-LIFT-MECHANISM

HCPCS E0627: Electric Seat Lift Mechanism

HCPCS-E0465-HOME-VENTILATOR-INVASIVE-INTERFACE-TRACHEOSTOMY

HCPCS E0465: Home Ventilator for Invasive Interface (Tracheostomy)

HCPCS-E0191-HEEL-ELBOW-PROTECTOR

HCPCS E0191: Heel or Elbow Protector, Each

HCPCS-E1405-OXYGEN-WATER-VAPOR-ENRICHING-HEATED-DELIVERY

HCPCS E1405: Oxygen and Water Vapor Enriching System with Heated Delivery

HCPCS-E1808-DYNAMIC-ADJUSTABLE-WRIST-FLEXION-DEVICE

HCPCS Level II E1808: Dynamic Adjustable Wrist Flexion Device, Soft Interface

HCPCS-E0910-TRAPEZE-BAR-PATIENT-HELPER-BED-GRAB-BAR

HCPCS Level II E0910: Trapeze Bar (Patient Helper) Attached to Bed

HCPCS-E2368-POWER-WHEELCHAIR-DRIVE-WHEEL-MOTOR-REPLACEMENT

HCPCS E2368: Power Wheelchair Drive Wheel Motor, Replacement Only

HCPCS-E1821-REPLACEMENT-SOFT-INTERFACE-CUFF-STATIC-PROGRESSIVE-STRETCH

HCPCS E1821: Replacement Soft Interface Cuffs for Static Progressive Stretch Device

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Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
`2084P0800X`	Physical Therapist	Most common clinician assessing functional need and ordering/trialing the trapeze bar.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`M16.11`	Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of right hip	Hip osteoarthritis leads to limited bed mobility and transfers; trapeze bar assists with independence.

| M16.12 | Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of left hip | Same relevance for left-sided disease impairing transfers and needing assistive devices.

| S72.001A | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur, right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture | Postoperative or immobilization period requires devices to assist transfers and reduce fall risk.

| S72.002A | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur, left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture | As above for left-sided injuries.

| I69.351 | Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side | Neurologic impairment after stroke commonly causes difficulty with bed mobility; trapeze bar supports transfers and participation in rehab.

| I69.352 | Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side | Same clinical relevance for left-sided weakness.

| M19.011 | Primary osteoarthritis, right shoulder | Upper-extremity pathology may limit ability to assist transfers; trapeze bar provides leverage and reduces caregiver assistance.

| R26.2 | Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified | General mobility impairment where a trapeze bar may be part of the DME plan to improve safe transfers and bed mobility.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`97110`	Therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, range of motion and flexibility (each 15 minutes)	Physical therapy sessions commonly provided before or after provision of a trapeze bar to train transfers, bed mobility, and upper‑extremity strengthening.

| 97530 | Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider (each 15 minutes) | Occupational therapy functional training for ADLs and transfers often accompanies device issuance and training.

| 98960 | Education and training for patient self-management by a qualified, non-physician healthcare professional (e.g., diabetes, asthma) for 2-3 patients (per 30 minutes) | Used by some payors to report structured patient/caregiver education sessions on safe device use and home safety when applicable.

| 99406 | Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit, intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | Included as an example of brief counseling commonly billed during home visits; not specific to device but may be provided in the same encounter when clinically appropriate.

| 99070 | Supplies and materials (except spectacles), provided by the physician over and above those usually included with the office visit | Rarely used in conjunction with DME when small accessory supplies or consumables are provided during the clinical visit.

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