E0936 — Continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee
E0936 is a HCPCS Level II code for continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by Medicare
Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
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 E0936 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
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 E0936
- Long descriptor
- Continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee
- Short descriptor
- Cpm device, other than knee
- Added
- January 1, 2007
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E0936
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0936 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0890Traction frame, attached to footboard, pelvic traction
- E0900Traction stand, free standing, pelvic traction, (e.g., buck's)
- E0910Trapeze bars, a/k/a patient helper, attached to bed, with grab bar
- E0911Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, attached to bed, with grab bar
- E0912Trapeze bar, heavy duty, for patient weight capacity greater than 250 pounds, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0920Fracture frame, attached to bed, includes weights
- E0930Fracture frame, free standing, includes weights
- E0935Continuous passive motion exercise device for use on knee only
- E0940Trapeze bar, free standing, complete with grab bar
- E0941Gravity assisted traction device, any type
- E0942Cervical head harness/halter
- E0944Pelvic belt/harness/boot
- E0945Extremity belt/harness
- E0946Fracture, frame, dual with cross bars, attached to bed, (e.g., balken, 4 poster)
- E0947Fracture frame, attachments for complex pelvic traction
- E0948Fracture frame, attachments for complex cervical traction
Questions about E0936
What is HCPCS code E0936?
E0936 is a HCPCS Level II code for continuous passive motion exercise device for use other than knee. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0936?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0936 as "Non-covered by Medicare". Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.