E0672 — Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full arm
E0672 is a HCPCS Level II code for segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full arm. 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 E0672 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
- 2 units MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Anatomic Consideration
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 E0672
- Long descriptor
- Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full arm
- Short descriptor
- Pressure pneum appl full arm
- Added
- January 1, 1995
- 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 E0672
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0672 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0660Non-segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full leg
- E0665Non-segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full arm
- E0666Non-segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, half leg
- E0667Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full leg
- E0668Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, full arm
- E0669Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, half leg
- E0670Segmental pneumatic appliance for use with pneumatic compressor, integrated, 2 full legs and trunk
- E0671Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full leg
- E0673Segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, half leg
- E0675Pneumatic compression device, high pressure, rapid inflation/deflation cycle, for arterial insufficiency (unilateral or bilateral system)
- E0676Intermittent limb compression device (includes all accessories), not otherwise specified
- E0677Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, trunk
- E0678Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, full leg
- E0679Non-pneumatic sequential compression garment, half leg
- E0680Non-pneumatic compression controller with sequential calibrated gradient pressure
- E0681Non-pneumatic compression controller without calibrated gradient pressure
Questions about E0672
What is HCPCS code E0672?
E0672 is a HCPCS Level II code for segmental gradient pressure pneumatic appliance, full arm. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0672?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0672 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.