E0676 — Intermittent limb compression device (includes all accessories), not otherwise specified
E0676 is a HCPCS Level II code for intermittent limb compression device (includes all accessories), not otherwise specified. 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 E0676 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
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- outpatient
- 1 unit MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Nature of Equipment
- 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 E0676
- Long descriptor
- Intermittent limb compression device (includes all accessories), not otherwise specified
- Short descriptor
- Inter limb compress dev nos
- Added
- January 1, 2007
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to E0676
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0676 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0667Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full leg
- E0668Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full arm
- E0669Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, half leg
- E0670Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, integrated, 2 full legs and trunk
- E0671Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full leg
- E0672Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full arm
- E0673Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, half leg
- E0675Pneumatic compression device, high pressure, rapid inflation/deflation cycle, for arterial insufficiency (unilateral or bilateral system)
- E0677Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, trunk
- E0678Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, full leg
- E0679Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, half leg
- E0680Non-pneumatic compression controller with sequential calibrated gradient pressure
- E0681Non-pneumatic compression controller without calibrated gradient pressure
- E0682Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, full arm
- E0683Non-pneumatic, non-sequential, peristaltic wave compression pump
- E0691Ultraviolet light therapy system, includes bulbs/lamps, timer and eye protection; treatment area 2 square feet or less
Questions about E0676
What is HCPCS code E0676?
E0676 is a HCPCS Level II code for intermittent limb compression device (includes all accessories), not otherwise specified. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0676?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0676 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.