E0462 — Rocking bed with or without side rails
E0462 is a HCPCS Level II code for rocking bed with or without side rails. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 E0462 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
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
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 E0462
- Long descriptor
- Rocking bed with or without side rails
- Short descriptor
- Rocking bed w/ or w/o side r
- Added
- January 1, 1990
- 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 E0462
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0462 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0446Topical oxygen delivery system, not otherwise specified, includes all supplies and accessories
- E0447Portable oxygen contents, liquid, 1 month's supply = 1 unit, prescribed amount at rest or nighttime exceeds 4 liters per minute (lpm)
- E0450Volume control ventilator, without pressure support mode, may include pressure control mode, used with invasive interface (e.g., tracheostomy tube)terminated
- E0455Oxygen tent, excluding croup or pediatric tents
- E0457Chest shell (cuirass)
- E0459Chest wrap
- E0460Negative pressure ventilator; portable or stationaryterminated
- E0461Volume control ventilator, without pressure support mode, may include pressure control mode, used with non-invasive interface (e.g., mask)terminated
- E0463Pressure support ventilator with volume control mode, may include pressure control mode, used with invasive interface (e.g., tracheostomy tube)terminated
- E0464Pressure support ventilator with volume control mode, may include pressure control mode, used with non-invasive interface (e.g., mask)terminated
- E0465Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube)
- E0466Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell)
- E0467Home ventilator, multi-function respiratory device, also performs any or all of the additional functions of oxygen concentration, drug nebulization, aspiration, and cough stimulation, includes all accessories, components and supplies for all functions
- E0468Home ventilator, dual-function respiratory device, also performs additional function of cough stimulation, includes all accessories, components and supplies for all functions
- E0469Lung expansion airway clearance, continuous high frequency oscillation, and nebulization device
- E0470Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, without backup rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device)
Questions about E0462
What is HCPCS code E0462?
E0462 is a HCPCS Level II code for rocking bed with or without side rails. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0462?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0462 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.