E0300 — Pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure
E0300 is a HCPCS Level II code for pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure. 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 E0300 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 E0300
- Long descriptor
- Pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure
- Short descriptor
- Enclosed ped crib hosp grade
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- 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 E0300
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0300 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0290Hospital bed, fixed height, without side rails, with mattress
- E0291Hospital bed, fixed height, without side rails, without mattress
- E0292Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, without side rails, with mattress
- E0293Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, without side rails, without mattress
- E0294Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), without side rails, with mattress
- E0295Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), without side rails, without mattress
- E0296Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), without side rails, with mattress
- E0297Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), without side rails, without mattress
- E0301Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0302Hospital bed, extra heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 600 pounds, with any type side rails, without mattress
- E0303Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0304Hospital bed, extra heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress
- E0305Bed side rails, half length
- E0310Bed side rails, full length
- E0315Bed accessory: board, table, or support device, any type
- E0316Safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type
Questions about E0300
What is HCPCS code E0300?
E0300 is a HCPCS Level II code for pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0300?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0300 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.