E0305 — Bed side rails, half length
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Rails bed side half length”
- 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
- Status
- Active (April 2026 HCPCS)
Prior authorization
Not on the Medicare required-PA list as of the January 13, 2026 update (74 items). 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 (April 13, 2026 update — 83 items). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.
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E0305 Medicare fee schedule (April 2026)
RR — Monthly rental Capped rental
Medicare allowable ranges from $12.31 to $22.32 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $21.47 | — |
| AL | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| AR | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| AZ | $13.48 | $18.17 |
| CA | $12.77 | $18.28 |
| CO | $13.14 | $17.83 |
| CT | $13.54 | $18.28 |
| DC | $12.47 | $18.28 |
| DE | $12.47 | $18.28 |
| FL | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| GA | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| HI | $22.32 | — |
| IA | $13.77 | $18.28 |
| ID | $13.14 | $17.78 |
| IL | $13.49 | $18.28 |
| IN | $13.49 | $18.28 |
| KS | $13.77 | $18.28 |
| KY | $13.74 | $18.28 |
| LA | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| MA | $13.54 | $18.28 |
| MD | $12.47 | $17.28 |
| ME | $13.54 | $18.28 |
| MI | $13.49 | $16.77 |
| MN | $13.77 | $18.24 |
| MO | $13.77 | $18.28 |
| MS | $13.74 | $18.28 |
| MT | $13.14 | $18.28 |
| NC | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| ND | $13.77 | $16.67 |
| NE | $13.77 | $18.28 |
| NH | $13.54 | $18.28 |
| NJ | $12.47 | $16.65 |
| NM | $13.48 | $18.28 |
| NV | $12.77 | $18.28 |
| NY | $12.47 | $16.65 |
| OH | $13.49 | $17.74 |
| OK | $13.48 | $18.28 |
| OR | $12.77 | $16.65 |
| PA | $12.47 | $17.19 |
| PR | $12.31 | — |
| RI | $13.54 | $17.29 |
| SC | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| SD | $13.77 | $17.50 |
| TN | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| TX | $13.48 | $18.28 |
| UT | $13.14 | $17.59 |
| VA | $13.74 | $18.28 |
| VI | $18.58 | — |
| VT | $13.54 | $18.28 |
| WA | $12.77 | $18.28 |
| WI | $13.49 | $18.28 |
| WV | $13.74 | $16.65 |
| WY | $13.14 | $18.28 |
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