E0850 HCPCS Level II code: Traction stand, free standing, cervical traction
E0850 is the HCPCS code for “Traction stand, free standing, cervical traction” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
E0850Traction stand, free standing, cervical traction
Short description: Traction stand free standing
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with E0850 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- 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, 1982
Where E0850 sits
- 1E codesDurable medical equipment
- 2Active code E0850Traction stand, free standing, cervical traction
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 E0850 mean?
E0850 is the HCPCS code for “Traction stand, free standing, cervical traction” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover E0850?
CMS lists E0850’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” 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 E0850
All E codesE0787External ambulatory infusion pump, insulin, dosage rate adjustment using therapeutic continuous glucose sensingE0788Ambulatory infusion pump, specific device-drug combination, single or multiple channels, electric or battery operated, with administrative equipment, worn by patientE0791Parenteral infusion pump, stationary, single or multi-channelE0830Ambulatory traction device, all types, eachE0840Traction frame, attached to headboard, cervical tractionE0849Traction equipment, cervical, free-standing stand/frame, pneumatic, applying traction force to other than mandibleE0855Cervical traction equipment not requiring additional stand or frameE0856Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)E0860Traction equipment, overdoor, cervicalE0870Traction frame, attached to footboard, extremity traction, (e.g., buck's)E0880Traction stand, free standing, extremity tractionE0890Traction frame, attached to footboard, pelvic traction