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E0197 — Air pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width

HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Air pressure pad for mattres”

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Family
E — Durable medical equipment
Medicare coverage status
Special coverage instructions apply
DMEPOS payment category
Capped rental
Prior authorization
Not on Medicare required-PA list
Face-to-face & WOPD
Not on the required list
MUE unit limit
1
Status
Active (HCPCS Level II October 2026)

Prior authorization

Not on the Medicare required-PA list (CMS Required Prior Authorization List — 74 items in force on 2026-10-26; 8 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list updated 2026-01-13, CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own prior-authorization rules for this code — verify per plan before delivery.

Order readiness — what the written order must contain

Every Medicare DMEPOS claim needs a Standard Written Order with all six elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)):

  • Beneficiary name or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(A))
  • General description of the item (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(B))
  • Quantity to be dispensed, if applicable (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(C))
  • Order date (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(D))
  • Treating practitioner name or NPI (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(E))
  • Treating practitioner signature (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(F))

Not on the F2F/WOPD list (CMS Required F2F & WOPD List — 83 items in force on 2026-10-26; 22 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list effective 2026-04-13 (91 FR 1250), CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.

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E0197 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)

RR — Monthly rental Capped rental

Medicare allowable ranges from $20.93 to $73.25 depending on state and rural status.

StateNon-ruralRural
AK$69.94—
AL$21.12$30.91
AR$21.12$30.91
AZ$21.58$30.91
CA$21.61$34.17
CO$23.02$34.17
CT$23.59$30.91
DC$22.72$34.17
DE$22.72$34.17
FL$21.12$30.91
GA$21.12$30.91
HI$73.25—
IA$23.93$34.17
ID$23.02$34.17
IL$23.50$31.91
IN$23.50$30.91
KS$23.93$34.17
KY$21.12$30.91
LA$21.12$30.91
MA$23.59$30.91
MD$22.72$34.17
ME$23.59$30.91
MI$23.50$34.17
MN$23.93$34.17
MO$23.93$34.17
MS$21.12$30.91
MT$23.02$34.17
NC$21.12$30.91
ND$23.93$34.17
NE$23.93$34.17
NH$23.59$30.91
NJ$22.72$34.17
NM$21.58$30.91
NV$21.61$30.91
NY$22.72$30.91
OH$23.50$34.17
OK$21.58$30.91
OR$21.61$34.17
PA$22.72$34.17
PR$20.93—
RI$23.59$34.17
SC$21.12$30.91
SD$23.93$31.65
TN$21.12$30.91
TX$21.58$30.91
UT$23.02$34.17
VA$21.12$34.17
VI$37.03—
VT$23.59$30.91
WA$21.61$34.17
WI$23.50$34.17
WV$21.12$34.17
WY$23.02$34.17
Amounts are the Medicare DMEPOS fee-schedule allowables effective October 2026 (CMS DMEPOS Fee Schedule October 2026 (DME26-D)). Medicare typically pays 80% of the allowable after the Part B deductible; the patient owes 20%. A 2% sequestration reduction applies to the Medicare share. Former competitive-bidding-area adjustments and non-continental rates can differ — verify with your DME MAC.

Unit limit (MUE)

Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0197 at 1 unit per date of service (absolute). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction.

Common denial codes to watch

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