CORRECT CODING – WEIGHTLESS WALKER


Joint DME MAC Publication

The Weightless Walker (Weightless Walker, Inc.) is an enclosed, wheeled walker with a seat. The correct HCPCS code for billing this item to Medicare is:

E0144 – WALKER, ENCLOSED, FOUR SIDED FRAMED, RIGID OR FOLDING, WHEELED WITH POSTERIOR SEAT

Refer to the Walkers LCD and related Policy Article for information about coverage and documentation.

For questions about correct coding, contact the PDAC Contact Center at (877) 735-1326 during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or e-mail the PDAC by completing the DME PDAC Contact Form.

 

Published by Noridian as the PDAC, May 2015. Republished by Palmetto GBA as the PDAC, February 2019. Please note that links in this document were accurate at the time of original publication and may change over time and are no longer active.


Last Updated: 05/19/2015