E0748 — Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, spinal applications
HCPCS Level II E-code · short descriptor: “Elec osteogen stim spinal”
- 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
- Required (Osteogenesis stimulators)
- 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 E0748 is on Medicare's Required Face-to-Face & WOPD List (Osteogenesis stimulators — 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.
E0748 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU + KF — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $5544.80 to $6653.72 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $5544.80 · floor $4713.08
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $5600.20 | — |
| AL | $5544.80 | — |
| AR | $5544.80 | — |
| AZ | $5544.80 | — |
| CA | $5544.80 | — |
| CO | $5544.80 | — |
| CT | $5544.80 | — |
| DC | $5544.80 | — |
| DE | $5544.80 | — |
| FL | $5544.80 | — |
| GA | $5544.80 | — |
| HI | $5988.38 | — |
| IA | $5544.80 | — |
| ID | $5544.80 | — |
| IL | $5544.80 | — |
| IN | $5544.80 | — |
| KS | $5544.80 | — |
| KY | $5544.80 | — |
| LA | $5544.80 | — |
| MA | $5544.80 | — |
| MD | $5544.80 | — |
| ME | $5544.80 | — |
| MI | $5544.80 | — |
| MN | $5544.80 | — |
| MO | $5544.80 | — |
| MS | $5544.80 | — |
| MT | $5544.80 | — |
| NC | $5544.80 | — |
| ND | $5544.80 | — |
| NE | $5544.80 | — |
| NH | $5544.80 | — |
| NJ | $5544.80 | — |
| NM | $5544.80 | — |
| NV | $5544.80 | — |
| NY | $5544.80 | — |
| OH | $5544.80 | — |
| OK | $5544.80 | — |
| OR | $5544.80 | — |
| PA | $5544.80 | — |
| PR | $6653.72 | — |
| RI | $5544.80 | — |
| SC | $5544.80 | — |
| SD | $5544.80 | — |
| TN | $5544.80 | — |
| TX | $5544.80 | — |
| UT | $5544.80 | — |
| VA | $5544.80 | — |
| VI | $5544.80 | — |
| VT | $5544.80 | — |
| WA | $5544.80 | — |
| WI | $5544.80 | — |
| WV | $5544.80 | — |
| WY | $5544.80 | — |
RR + KF — Monthly rental Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $554.44 to $665.35 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $554.44 · floor $471.27
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $560.04 | — |
| AL | $554.44 | — |
| AR | $554.44 | — |
| AZ | $554.44 | — |
| CA | $554.44 | — |
| CO | $554.44 | — |
| CT | $554.44 | — |
| DC | $554.44 | — |
| DE | $554.44 | — |
| FL | $554.44 | — |
| GA | $554.44 | — |
| HI | $598.87 | — |
| IA | $554.44 | — |
| ID | $554.44 | — |
| IL | $554.44 | — |
| IN | $554.44 | — |
| KS | $554.44 | — |
| KY | $554.44 | — |
| LA | $554.44 | — |
| MA | $554.44 | — |
| MD | $554.44 | — |
| ME | $554.44 | — |
| MI | $554.44 | — |
| MN | $554.44 | — |
| MO | $554.44 | — |
| MS | $554.44 | — |
| MT | $554.44 | — |
| NC | $554.44 | — |
| ND | $554.44 | — |
| NE | $554.44 | — |
| NH | $554.44 | — |
| NJ | $554.44 | — |
| NM | $554.44 | — |
| NV | $554.44 | — |
| NY | $554.44 | — |
| OH | $554.44 | — |
| OK | $554.44 | — |
| OR | $554.44 | — |
| PA | $554.44 | — |
| PR | $665.35 | — |
| RI | $554.44 | — |
| SC | $554.44 | — |
| SD | $554.44 | — |
| TN | $554.44 | — |
| TX | $554.44 | — |
| UT | $554.44 | — |
| VA | $554.44 | — |
| VI | $554.44 | — |
| VT | $554.44 | — |
| WA | $554.44 | — |
| WI | $554.44 | — |
| WV | $554.44 | — |
| WY | $554.44 | — |
UE + KF — Used purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $4158.61 to $4990.32 depending on state and rural status.
Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $4158.61 · floor $3534.82
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $4200.19 | — |
| AL | $4158.61 | — |
| AR | $4158.61 | — |
| AZ | $4158.61 | — |
| CA | $4158.61 | — |
| CO | $4158.61 | — |
| CT | $4158.61 | — |
| DC | $4158.61 | — |
| DE | $4158.61 | — |
| FL | $4158.61 | — |
| GA | $4158.61 | — |
| HI | $4491.26 | — |
| IA | $4158.61 | — |
| ID | $4158.61 | — |
| IL | $4158.61 | — |
| IN | $4158.61 | — |
| KS | $4158.61 | — |
| KY | $4158.61 | — |
| LA | $4158.61 | — |
| MA | $4158.61 | — |
| MD | $4158.61 | — |
| ME | $4158.61 | — |
| MI | $4158.61 | — |
| MN | $4158.61 | — |
| MO | $4158.61 | — |
| MS | $4158.61 | — |
| MT | $4158.61 | — |
| NC | $4158.61 | — |
| ND | $4158.61 | — |
| NE | $4158.61 | — |
| NH | $4158.61 | — |
| NJ | $4158.61 | — |
| NM | $4158.61 | — |
| NV | $4158.61 | — |
| NY | $4158.61 | — |
| OH | $4158.61 | — |
| OK | $4158.61 | — |
| OR | $4158.61 | — |
| PA | $4158.61 | — |
| PR | $4990.32 | — |
| RI | $4158.61 | — |
| SC | $4158.61 | — |
| SD | $4158.61 | — |
| TN | $4158.61 | — |
| TX | $4158.61 | — |
| UT | $4158.61 | — |
| VA | $4158.61 | — |
| VI | $4158.61 | — |
| VT | $4158.61 | — |
| WA | $4158.61 | — |
| WI | $4158.61 | — |
| WV | $4158.61 | — |
| WY | $4158.61 | — |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps E0748 at 1 unit per date of service (clinical). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Nature of Equipment.
Common denial codes to watch
Related E-codes
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