In simple words: This device helps your elbow bend and straighten better. It's like a brace that you wear, and it helps stretch the tissues around your elbow. It's often used after surgeries or injuries to help your elbow heal.

This code covers the supply of a static progressive extension and/or flexion stretch elbow device, with or without a range of motion adjustment. This code includes all components and accessories. This is a rehabilitation device that helps restore the function of the patient’s elbow.The device improves the extension and/or flexion of the elbow and may have a range of motion adjustment. It includes all components and accessories. Elbow flexion is the act of bending the elbow, and elbow extension is the act of unbending or extending the elbow. The patient commonly wears this device around the elbow. This is a static device, which means that it is a rigid device, which allows the joint to stretch by exerting force only without motion. A patient uses this device to stretch soft tissue contractures and restore the elbow function after surgeries such as radius, ulnar, or humerus fractures, and biceps tears.

Example 1: A patient has limited range of motion after a humerus fracture. The physician prescribes an E1801 device to help improve elbow extension and flexion., Following surgery for a biceps tear, a patient experiences elbow stiffness. The E1801 device is used to facilitate stretching and restore normal elbow function., A patient with soft tissue contractures in the elbow uses the E1801 to gradually improve flexibility and range of motion.

Documentation should include the medical necessity for the device, the patient's diagnosis, the treatment plan, and the anticipated duration of use.