E0301 — Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, without mattress
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Hd hosp bed, 350-600 lbs”
- 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
- Required (Hospital beds)
- 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))
F2F + WOPD REQUIRED E0301 is on Medicare's Required Face-to-Face & WOPD List (Hospital beds — 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)). Two extra conditions of payment apply:
- Face-to-face encounter (in-person or telehealth) with the treating practitioner within the 6 months before the order date
- Written order communicated to the supplier before delivery (WOPD)
Blank requirements checklist only — MyMedi-AI never collects or stores completed orders.
E0301 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
RR — Monthly rental Capped rental
Medicare allowable ranges from $187.86 to $308.87 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $302.11 | — |
| AL | $209.92 | $267.55 |
| AR | $209.92 | $276.19 |
| AZ | $203.06 | $263.11 |
| CA | $188.27 | $267.71 |
| CO | $202.03 | $276.19 |
| CT | $187.86 | $276.19 |
| DC | $188.59 | $276.19 |
| DE | $188.59 | $272.10 |
| FL | $209.92 | $270.99 |
| GA | $209.92 | $270.95 |
| HI | $265.55 | — |
| IA | $204.62 | $276.19 |
| ID | $202.03 | $276.19 |
| IL | $201.41 | $276.19 |
| IN | $201.41 | $276.19 |
| KS | $204.62 | $276.19 |
| KY | $209.92 | $276.19 |
| LA | $209.92 | $264.83 |
| MA | $187.86 | $276.19 |
| MD | $188.59 | $266.27 |
| ME | $187.86 | $276.19 |
| MI | $201.41 | $268.41 |
| MN | $204.62 | $276.19 |
| MO | $204.62 | $276.19 |
| MS | $209.92 | $257.14 |
| MT | $202.03 | $258.17 |
| NC | $209.92 | $276.19 |
| ND | $204.62 | $257.93 |
| NE | $204.62 | $276.19 |
| NH | $187.86 | $276.19 |
| NJ | $188.59 | $265.04 |
| NM | $203.06 | $254.07 |
| NV | $188.27 | $267.32 |
| NY | $188.59 | $270.89 |
| OH | $201.41 | $276.19 |
| OK | $203.06 | $276.19 |
| OR | $188.27 | $276.19 |
| PA | $188.59 | $268.78 |
| PR | $308.87 | — |
| RI | $187.86 | $251.25 |
| SC | $209.92 | $269.65 |
| SD | $204.62 | $272.95 |
| TN | $209.92 | $261.19 |
| TX | $203.06 | $276.19 |
| UT | $202.03 | $276.19 |
| VA | $209.92 | $266.11 |
| VI | $276.19 | — |
| VT | $187.86 | $276.19 |
| WA | $188.27 | $276.19 |
| WI | $201.41 | $276.19 |
| WV | $209.92 | $270.23 |
| WY | $202.03 | $272.38 |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0301 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
Related E-codes
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