E0304 — Hospital bed, extra heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Hosp bed xtra hvy dty x wide”
- 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 2026-10-25; 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))
F2F + WOPD REQUIRED E0304 is on Medicare's Required Face-to-Face & WOPD List (Hospital beds — 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)). 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.
E0304 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
RR — Monthly rental Capped rental
Medicare allowable ranges from $573.26 to $898.22 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $803.56 | — |
| AL | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| AR | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| AZ | $595.97 | $803.56 |
| CA | $573.26 | $803.56 |
| CO | $594.89 | $803.56 |
| CT | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| DC | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| DE | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| FL | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| GA | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| HI | $803.56 | — |
| IA | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| ID | $594.89 | $803.56 |
| IL | $608.58 | $803.56 |
| IN | $608.58 | $803.56 |
| KS | $594.30 | $732.57 |
| KY | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| LA | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| MA | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| MD | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| ME | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| MI | $608.58 | $803.56 |
| MN | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| MO | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| MS | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| MT | $594.89 | $803.56 |
| NC | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| ND | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| NE | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| NH | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| NJ | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| NM | $595.97 | $803.56 |
| NV | $573.26 | $803.56 |
| NY | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| OH | $608.58 | $803.56 |
| OK | $595.97 | $803.56 |
| OR | $573.26 | $803.56 |
| PA | $578.37 | $803.56 |
| PR | $898.22 | — |
| RI | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| SC | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| SD | $594.30 | $803.56 |
| TN | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| TX | $595.97 | $803.56 |
| UT | $594.89 | $803.56 |
| VA | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| VI | $803.56 | — |
| VT | $595.34 | $803.56 |
| WA | $573.26 | $803.56 |
| WI | $608.58 | $803.56 |
| WV | $627.10 | $803.56 |
| WY | $594.89 | $803.56 |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0304 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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