E0225 — Hydrocollator unit, includes pads
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Hydrocollator unit”
- Code system
- HCPCS Level II
- Family
- E — Durable medical equipment
- Medicare coverage status
- Special coverage instructions apply
- DMEPOS payment category
- Inexpensive or routinely purchased
- Prior authorization
- Not on Medicare required-PA list
- Face-to-face & WOPD
- Not on the required list
- 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 2026-10-27; 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 2026-10-27; 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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E0225 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $470.80 to $682.90 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $553.88 · floor $470.80
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $528.64 | — |
| AL | $470.80 | — |
| AR | $531.00 | — |
| AZ | $553.88 | — |
| CA | $523.39 | — |
| CO | $553.88 | — |
| CT | $470.80 | — |
| DC | $470.80 | — |
| DE | $470.80 | — |
| FL | $470.80 | — |
| GA | $553.88 | — |
| HI | $565.25 | — |
| IA | $553.88 | — |
| ID | $553.88 | — |
| IL | $470.80 | — |
| IN | $470.80 | — |
| KS | $553.88 | — |
| KY | $553.88 | — |
| LA | $546.03 | — |
| MA | $470.80 | — |
| MD | $470.80 | — |
| ME | $470.80 | — |
| MI | $470.80 | — |
| MN | $553.88 | — |
| MO | $553.88 | — |
| MS | $553.88 | — |
| MT | $553.88 | — |
| NC | $553.88 | — |
| ND | $553.88 | — |
| NE | $553.88 | — |
| NH | $470.80 | — |
| NJ | $470.80 | — |
| NM | $553.88 | — |
| NV | $553.88 | — |
| NY | $553.88 | — |
| OH | $470.80 | — |
| OK | $553.88 | — |
| OR | $553.88 | — |
| PA | $470.80 | — |
| PR | $682.90 | — |
| RI | $553.88 | — |
| SC | $543.81 | — |
| SD | $553.88 | — |
| TN | $553.88 | — |
| TX | $553.88 | — |
| UT | $470.80 | — |
| VA | $497.59 | — |
| VI | $553.88 | — |
| VT | $470.80 | — |
| WA | $553.88 | — |
| WI | $470.80 | — |
| WV | $470.80 | — |
| WY | $553.88 | — |
RR — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $46.40 to $85.36 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $54.59 · floor $46.40
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $52.87 | — |
| AL | $46.40 | — |
| AR | $53.10 | — |
| AZ | $54.59 | — |
| CA | $52.35 | — |
| CO | $54.59 | — |
| CT | $46.40 | — |
| DC | $46.40 | — |
| DE | $46.40 | — |
| FL | $46.40 | — |
| GA | $54.59 | — |
| HI | $56.54 | — |
| IA | $46.40 | — |
| ID | $54.59 | — |
| IL | $46.40 | — |
| IN | $46.40 | — |
| KS | $54.59 | — |
| KY | $54.59 | — |
| LA | $54.59 | — |
| MA | $46.40 | — |
| MD | $46.40 | — |
| ME | $46.40 | — |
| MI | $46.40 | — |
| MN | $54.59 | — |
| MO | $54.59 | — |
| MS | $54.59 | — |
| MT | $54.59 | — |
| NC | $54.59 | — |
| ND | $54.59 | — |
| NE | $54.59 | — |
| NH | $46.40 | — |
| NJ | $46.40 | — |
| NM | $54.59 | — |
| NV | $54.59 | — |
| NY | $54.59 | — |
| OH | $46.40 | — |
| OK | $54.59 | — |
| OR | $54.59 | — |
| PA | $46.40 | — |
| PR | $85.36 | — |
| RI | $54.59 | — |
| SC | $46.40 | — |
| SD | $54.59 | — |
| TN | $54.59 | — |
| TX | $54.59 | — |
| UT | $46.40 | — |
| VA | $47.98 | — |
| VI | $54.59 | — |
| VT | $46.40 | — |
| WA | $54.59 | — |
| WI | $46.40 | — |
| WV | $46.40 | — |
| WY | $54.59 | — |
UE — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $353.11 to $512.18 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $415.42 · floor $353.11
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $396.46 | — |
| AL | $353.11 | — |
| AR | $398.23 | — |
| AZ | $415.42 | — |
| CA | $392.53 | — |
| CO | $415.42 | — |
| CT | $353.11 | — |
| DC | $353.11 | — |
| DE | $353.11 | — |
| FL | $353.11 | — |
| GA | $415.42 | — |
| HI | $423.94 | — |
| IA | $415.42 | — |
| ID | $415.42 | — |
| IL | $353.11 | — |
| IN | $353.11 | — |
| KS | $415.42 | — |
| KY | $415.42 | — |
| LA | $409.54 | — |
| MA | $353.11 | — |
| MD | $353.11 | — |
| ME | $353.11 | — |
| MI | $353.11 | — |
| MN | $415.42 | — |
| MO | $415.42 | — |
| MS | $415.42 | — |
| MT | $415.42 | — |
| NC | $415.42 | — |
| ND | $415.42 | — |
| NE | $415.42 | — |
| NH | $353.11 | — |
| NJ | $353.11 | — |
| NM | $415.42 | — |
| NV | $415.42 | — |
| NY | $415.42 | — |
| OH | $353.11 | — |
| OK | $415.42 | — |
| OR | $415.42 | — |
| PA | $353.11 | — |
| PR | $512.18 | — |
| RI | $415.42 | — |
| SC | $407.85 | — |
| SD | $415.42 | — |
| TN | $415.42 | — |
| TX | $415.42 | — |
| UT | $353.11 | — |
| VA | $360.17 | — |
| VI | $415.42 | — |
| VT | $353.11 | — |
| WA | $415.42 | — |
| WI | $353.11 | — |
| WV | $353.11 | — |
| WY | $415.42 | — |
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