E0572 — Aerosol compressor, adjustable pressure, light duty for intermittent use
E0572 is a HCPCS Level II code for aerosol compressor, adjustable pressure, light duty for intermittent use. 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 E0572 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 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
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 E0572
- Long descriptor
- Aerosol compressor, adjustable pressure, light duty for intermittent use
- Short descriptor
- Aerosol compressor adjust pr
- Added
- January 1, 2001
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E0572
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0572 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0530Electronic positional obstructive sleep apnea treatment, with sensor, includes all components and accessories, any type
- E0550Humidifier, durable for extensive supplemental humidification during ippb treatments or oxygen delivery
- E0555Humidifier, durable, glass or autoclavable plastic bottle type, for use with regulator or flowmeter
- E0560Humidifier, durable for supplemental humidification during ippb treatment or oxygen delivery
- E0561Humidifier, non-heated, used with positive airway pressure device
- E0562Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device
- E0565Compressor, air power source for equipment which is not self-contained or cylinder driven
- E0570Nebulizer, with compressor
- E0574Ultrasonic/electronic aerosol generator with small volume nebulizer
- E0575Nebulizer, ultrasonic, large volume
- E0580Nebulizer, durable, glass or autoclavable plastic, bottle type, for use with regulator or flowmeter
- E0585Nebulizer, with compressor and heater
- E0600Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric
- E0601Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device
- E0602Breast pump, manual, any type
- E0603Breast pump, electric (ac and/or dc), any type
Questions about E0572
What is HCPCS code E0572?
E0572 is a HCPCS Level II code for aerosol compressor, adjustable pressure, light duty for intermittent use. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0572?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0572 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.