E0159 HCPCS Level II code: Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
E0159 is the HCPCS code for “Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
E0159Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
Short description: Brake for wheeled walker
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with E0159 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Used durable medical equipment (DME); Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics; Rental of DME
- BETOS category
- Other DME
- Added
- Jan 1, 1997
Where E0159 sits
- 1E codesDurable medical equipment
- 2Active code E0159Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code E0159 mean?
E0159 is the HCPCS code for “Brake attachment for wheeled walker, replacement, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover E0159?
CMS lists E0159’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Inexpensive & routinely purchased DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside E0159
All E codesE0153Platform attachment, forearm crutch, eachE0154Platform attachment, walker, eachE0155Wheel attachment, rigid pick-up walker, per pairE0156Seat attachment, walkerE0157Crutch attachment, walker, eachE0158Leg extensions for walker, per set of four (4)E0160Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commodeE0161Sitz type bath or equipment, portable, used with or without commode, with faucet attachment/sE0162Sitz bath chairE0163Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed armsE0165Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with detachable armsE0167Pail or pan for use with commode chair, replacement only