HCPCS Code Details - E0290

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E0290
Description

Long description:
Hospital bed, fixed height, without side rails, with mattress

Short description:
Hosp bed fx ht w/o rails w/m

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, 1991
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 E0280 · Bed cradle, any type

  • HCPCS E0250 · Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, with mattress

  • HCPCS E0251 · Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, without mattress

  • HCPCS E0291 · Hospital bed, fixed height, 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”