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E0296 — Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), without side rails, with mattress

HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Hosp bed total elect w/ matt”

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 2026-10-25; 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 2026-10-25; 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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E0296 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)

RR — Monthly rental Capped rental

Medicare allowable ranges from $143.57 to $206.14 depending on state and rural status.

StateNon-ruralRural
AK$159.35—
AL$143.57$157.50
AR$143.57$172.63
AZ$143.57$157.50
CA$143.57$158.48
CO$143.57$172.63
CT$143.57$171.50
DC$143.57$172.63
DE$143.57$172.63
FL$143.57$157.50
GA$143.57$157.50
HI$165.42—
IA$143.57$172.63
ID$143.57$172.63
IL$143.57$172.63
IN$143.57$166.29
KS$143.57$157.50
KY$143.57$157.50
LA$143.57$172.63
MA$143.57$172.63
MD$143.57$162.30
ME$143.57$172.63
MI$143.57$172.63
MN$143.57$157.50
MO$143.57$157.50
MS$143.57$157.50
MT$143.57$172.63
NC$143.57$172.63
ND$143.57$172.63
NE$143.57$157.50
NH$143.57$172.63
NJ$143.57$158.35
NM$143.57$172.56
NV$143.57$157.50
NY$143.57$172.63
OH$143.57$157.50
OK$143.57$164.02
OR$143.57$172.63
PA$143.57$172.63
PR$206.14—
RI$143.57$157.50
SC$143.57$157.50
SD$143.57$172.63
TN$143.57$157.50
TX$143.57$172.63
UT$143.57$172.63
VA$143.57$172.63
VI$172.63—
VT$143.57$172.63
WA$143.57$172.63
WI$143.57$157.50
WV$143.57$157.50
WY$143.57$172.63
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 E0296 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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