E0856 HCPCS Level II code: Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)
E0856 is the HCPCS code for “Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
E0856Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)
Short description: Cervic collar w air bladders
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with E0856 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Capped rental 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, 2008
Where E0856 sits
- 1E codesDurable medical equipment
- 2Active code E0856Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)
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 E0856 mean?
E0856 is the HCPCS code for “Cervical traction device, with inflatable air bladder(s)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover E0856?
CMS lists E0856’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Capped rental 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 E0856
All E codesE0791Parenteral 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 mandibleE0850Traction stand, free standing, cervical tractionE0855Cervical traction equipment not requiring additional stand or frameE0860Traction equipment, overdoor, cervicalE0870Traction frame, attached to footboard, extremity traction, (e.g., buck's)E0880Traction stand, free standing, extremity tractionE0890Traction frame, attached to footboard, pelvic tractionE0900Traction stand, free standing, pelvic traction, (e.g., buck's)E0910Trapeze bars, a/k/a patient helper, attached to bed, with grab bar