HCPCS code E0150 — defined as “Combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair, folding, adjustable or fixed height” — is now covered by Medicare as durable medical equipment (DME).
The new policy began Oct. 7. From Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026, the code had not qualified for Medicare coverage “as it does not meet the definition of DME,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a policy article that was revised Oct. 1, 2026. “For dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2026, a combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair (E0150) has been determined to meet the definition of DME.”
CMS also provided information on modifier usage, noting that the KX modifier “must be appended to the claim line for the combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair (E0150) only if all of the standard walker coverage criteria (1-3) in the Walkers LCD (L33791) and the transport chair coverage criteria in the Manual Wheelchair Bases LCD (L33788) are met.
In these screen captures from the Rollz website, a Rollz Motion device is shown as a rollator and as a transport chair.
“Evidence supporting the use of the KX modifier must be retained in the supplier’s files and available to the DME MAC upon request.”
The article also explained correct use of the GY modifier: “If a combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair (E0150) is only needed for mobility outside the home, then the GY modifier must be appended to the code for the item.”
Defining E0150
CMS said the E0150 code “describes mobility assistive equipment that integrates the function of multiple types of equipment into a single device. Code E0150 combines the function of a standard, folding wheeled walker and a transport chair. If the single device does not include the functions of a standard, folding wheeled walker and transport chair, then the device must not be coded as E0150.”
A device with the E0150 code includes the functionalities of transport chairs (HCPCS codes E1037, E1038, and E1039) and standard walkers (HCPCS codes E0141 and E0143).
CMS said Rollz Mobility U.S. Inc. requested a new HCPCS code to define its product, described by CMS as “a rollator and wheelchair combination. It has four large wheels, is heavy duty, foldable, has adjustable handlebars and a solid seat.”
The design, CMS added “allows users to stay as active as possible using the Rollz Motion as a rollator and they can transform it into a wheelchair whenever they need more support. This benefits
rehabilitation and achieving a more active lifestyle.”
Applications for E0150
CMS listed multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), along with “serious mobility issues” as among the reasons that beneficiaries might “benefit greatly from a combination product like the Rollz Motion.”
In documenting its first biannual 2026 HCPCS Coding Cycle for Level II final coding, benefit category and payment determinations, CMS noted that initially, it did not believe there was an existing Medicare DME benefit category for the Rollz Motion product line.
“In the First Biannual 2025 HCPCS Level II coding cycle, CMS had originally determined that the Rollz
Motion 2.1 and Rollz Motion models did not meet the condition related to being appropriate for use in the home,” CMS said. “However, based on additional information provided by the applicant after the coding cycle, we have now determined that these Rollz Motion models are appropriate for use in the home in rare cases where both a walker and transport chair are both medically necessary for use in the home and therefore meet all requirements to be classified as DME.”
The 2026 purchase fee schedule amounts for E0150 devices are “approximately $135.76, on average, for rural areas, and $89.79, on average, for nonrural areas,” CMS said. “Since the items described by HCPCS Level II code E0150 meet the definition of inexpensive DME at section 414.220(a) of regulations,
payment would be made on a rental or purchase basis.”
Rollz Mobility U.S. Inc., based in Carson, California, provides a range of rollators, including the Rollz Motion Electric, a combination rollator and transport chair operated via joystick. The parent company is based in Delft, the Netherlands.
