E0326 — Urinal; female, jug-type, any material
E0326 is a HCPCS Level II code for urinal; female, jug-type, any material. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 E0326 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 E0326
- Long descriptor
- Urinal; female, jug-type, any material
- Short descriptor
- Urinal female jug-type
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 32 — 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.
Inexpensive and routinely purchased DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E0326
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0326 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- E0325Urinal; male, 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
- E0372Powered air overlay for mattress, standard mattress length and width
- E0373Nonpowered advanced pressure reducing mattress
Questions about E0326
What is HCPCS code E0326?
E0326 is a HCPCS Level II code for urinal; female, jug-type, any material. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0326?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0326 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.