E0305 — Bed side rails, half length
E0305 is a HCPCS Level II code for bed side rails, half length. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of E0305 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- DME supplier
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for E0305
- Long descriptor
- Bed side rails, half length
- Short descriptor
- Rails bed side half length
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1B
- Pricing indicator
- 36 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Capped rental DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E0305
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0305 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0295Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), without side rails, without mattress
- E0296Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), without side rails, with mattress
- E0297Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), without side rails, without mattress
- E0300Pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure
- E0301Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0302Hospital bed, extra heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 600 pounds, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0303Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0304Hospital bed, extra heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0310Bed side rails, full length
- E0315Bed accessory: board, table, or support device, any type
- E0316Safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type
- E0325Urinal; male, jug-type, any material
- E0326Urinal; female, jug-type, any material
- E0328Hospital bed, pediatric, manual, 360 degree side enclosures, top of headboard, footboard and side rails up to 24 inches above the spring, includes mattress
- E0329Hospital bed, pediatric, electric or semi-electric, 360 degree side enclosures, top of headboard, footboard and side rails up to 24 inches above the spring, includes mattress
- E0350Control unit for electronic bowel irrigation/evacuation system
Questions about E0305
What is HCPCS code E0305?
E0305 is a HCPCS Level II code for bed side rails, half length. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0305?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0305 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.