E0246 — Transfer tub rail attachment
E0246 is a HCPCS Level II code for transfer tub rail attachment. 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 E0246 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 · Published Contractor 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 E0246
- Long descriptor
- Transfer tub rail attachment
- Short descriptor
- Transfer tub rail attachment
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- 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 E0246
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0246 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0236Pump for water circulating pad
- E0239Hydrocollator unit, portable
- E0240Bath/shower chair, with or without wheels, any size
- E0241Bath tub wall rail, each
- E0242Bath tub rail, floor base
- E0243Toilet rail, each
- E0244Raised toilet seat
- E0245Tub stool or bench
- E0247Transfer bench for tub or toilet with or without commode opening
- E0248Transfer bench, heavy duty, for tub or toilet with or without commode opening
- E0249Pad for water circulating heat unit, for replacement only
- E0250Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0251Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0255Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0256Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0260Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
Questions about E0246
What is HCPCS code E0246?
E0246 is a HCPCS Level II code for transfer tub rail attachment. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0246?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0246 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.