Summary & Overview
HCPCS E2340: Power Wheelchair Nonstandard Seat Frame Width 20-23 inches
HCPCS Level II code E2340 covers a power wheelchair accessory: a nonstandard seat frame with a width of 20–23 inches. This accessory enables mobility devices to meet individual seating needs for patients who require wider seat frames, supporting comfort, pressure distribution, and postural support. As demand for customized durable medical equipment grows, correct coding of accessories like E2340 is important for device procurement, claims processing, and patient access to appropriate mobility solutions.
Key payers in national coverage examples include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find concise guidance on what the code represents, typical service settings, and the payer landscape covered in the analysis. The publication provides benchmarks on utilization and reimbursement patterns where available, summarizes recent policy or coverage updates relevant to mobility device accessories, and outlines clinical contexts in which a nonstandard 20–23 inch seat frame is commonly used.
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Billing Code Overview
HCPCS Level II code E2340 describes a power wheelchair accessory consisting of a nonstandard seat frame width sized 20-23 inches. This item is an accessory component used to modify or replace the seat frame on a power mobility device to accommodate users who require a wider seating surface than standard frames provide.
Service Type: Durable medical equipment accessory (power wheelchair accessory)
Typical Site of Service: Durable medical equipment provided in outpatient settings, home health equipment supply, or specialized mobility device suppliers.
Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A typical patient is an adult or pediatric power wheelchair user who requires a nonstandard seat frame width to accommodate body habitus, contractures, or postural support needs. The durable medical equipment (DME) supplier receives a physician order specifying a power wheelchair accessory: nonstandard seat frame width 20-23 inches coded with E2340. The clinical workflow begins with a clinician (physiatrist, rehabilitation physician, or occupational therapist) performing a seating assessment in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic or DME supplier showroom. Assessment documents the need for a wider-than-standard seat frame due to pressure distribution, skin integrity concerns, spinal deformity, pelvic obliquity, or functional mobility requirements.
The clinician documents measured seat width, functional mobility goals, and justification for a nonstandard width, then signs the order. The DME supplier obtains prior authorization from payors when required, gathers product specifications, and custom-fits the power wheelchair. Delivery occurs at the supplier site or patient residence with a seating and mobility specialist providing training and a dated delivery ticket. Typical sites of service are outpatient rehabilitation clinics, DME supplier showrooms, and patient residences for delivery and setup.
Coding Specifications
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