CMS to implement small increase for seat elevation systems
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:49 AM CDT, Tue July 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – CMS has agreed to increase reimbursement for seat elevation systems for power wheelchairs by $13.62 to $2,013.96, according to NCART. The agency will implement the change and provide instructions on submitting previously submitted claims for adjustment as part of its July DMEPOS fee schedule update, the organization says. Reimbursement of $2,000 for the new code E2298 went into effect April 1, 2024. On an interim basis prior to April 1, providers were being paid about $2,800, on average, for seat elevation systems. Stakeholders had recommended a rate of $3,450, on average. The change follows a meeting between CMS and stakeholders. Click here for CMS’s letter to Wayne Grau, executive director of NCART, about the change.
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