E0617 — External defibrillator with integrated electrocardiogram analysis
E0617 is a HCPCS Level II code for external defibrillator with integrated electrocardiogram analysis. 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 E0617 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 E0617
- Long descriptor
- External defibrillator with integrated electrocardiogram analysis
- Short descriptor
- Automatic ext defibrillator
- Added
- January 1, 2001
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E0617
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0617 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0603Breast pump, electric (ac and/or dc), any type
- E0604Breast pump, hospital grade, electric (ac and / or dc), any type
- E0605Vaporizer, room type
- E0606Postural drainage board
- E0607Home blood glucose monitor
- E0610Pacemaker monitor, self-contained, (checks battery depletion, includes audible and visible check systems)
- E0615Pacemaker monitor, self contained, checks battery depletion and other pacemaker components, includes digital/visible check systems
- E0616Implantable cardiac event recorder with memory, activator and programmer
- E0618Apnea monitor, without recording feature
- E0619Apnea monitor, with recording feature
- E0620Skin piercing device for collection of capillary blood, laser, each
- E0621Sling or seat, patient lift, canvas or nylon
- E0625Patient lift, bathroom or toilet, not otherwise classified
- E0627Seat lift mechanism, electric, any type
- E0628Separate seat lift mechanism for use with patient owned furniture-electricterminated
- E0629Seat lift mechanism, non-electric, any type
Questions about E0617
What is HCPCS code E0617?
E0617 is a HCPCS Level II code for external defibrillator with integrated electrocardiogram analysis. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0617?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0617 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.