E0316 — Safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type
E0316 is a HCPCS Level II code for safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type. 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 E0316 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 E0316
- Long descriptor
- Safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type
- Short descriptor
- Bed safety enclosure
- Added
- January 1, 2002
- 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 E0316
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0316 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0300Pediatric crib, hospital grade, fully enclosed, with or without top enclosure
- 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
- E0325Urinal; male, jug-type, any material
- E0326Urinal; female, jug-type, any material
- E0328Hospital bed, pediatric, manual, 360 degree side enclosures, top of headboard, footboard and side rails up to 24 inches above the spring, includes mattress
- E0329Hospital bed, pediatric, electric or semi-electric, 360 degree side enclosures, top of headboard, footboard and side rails up to 24 inches above the spring, includes mattress
- E0350Control unit for electronic bowel irrigation/evacuation system
- E0352Disposable pack (water reservoir bag, speculum, valving mechanism and collection bag/box) for use with the electronic bowel irrigation/evacuation system
- E0370Air pressure elevator for heel
- E0371Nonpowered advanced pressure reducing overlay for mattress, standard mattress length and width
Questions about E0316
What is HCPCS code E0316?
E0316 is a HCPCS Level II code for safety enclosure frame/canopy for use with hospital bed, any type. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0316?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0316 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.