HCPCS Code Details - E0260

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E0260
Description

Long description:
Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress

Short description:
Hosp bed semi-electr w/ matt

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 36 - Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code D - Special coverage instructions apply
BETOS2 code D1B - Hospital beds
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service R - Rental of DME
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 1991
Date added Added Jan 01, 1986
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS E0256 · Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, without mattress

  • HCPCS E0261 · Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, without mattress

  • HCPCS E0294 · Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), without side rails, with mattress

  • HCPCS E0295 · Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), without side rails, without mattress


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”