E0737: Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulator, controlled by phone application
E0737 is a HCPCS Level II code for transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulator, controlled by phone application. It belongs to the Durable Medical Equipment section. Medicare does not pay it: see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one: an ABN is the relevant conversation.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q4-Oct. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits: units per day
The most units of E0737 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.
- 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 2026Q4.
The CMS record for E0737
- Long descriptor
- Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulator, controlled by phone application
- Short descriptor
- Transcut tibial stim by app
- Added
- October 1, 2024
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00: Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B, not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to E0737
HCPCS has no hierarchy: related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0737 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0721Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator for nerves in the auricular region
- E0730Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) device, four or more leads, for multiple nerve stimulation
- E0731Form fitting conductive garment for delivery of tens or nmes (with conductive fibers separated from the patient's skin by layers of fabric)
- E0732Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (ces) system, any type
- E0733Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator for electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve
- E0734External upper limb tremor stimulator of the peripheral nerves of the wrist
- E0735Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator
- E0736Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulator
- E0738Upper extremity rehabilitation system providing active assistance to facilitate muscle re-education, include microprocessor, all components and accessories
- E0739Rehabilitation system with interactive interface providing active assistance in rehabilitation therapy, includes all components and accessories, motors, microprocessors, sensors
- E0740Non-implanted pelvic floor electrical stimulator, complete system
- E0743External lower extremity nerve stimulator for restless legs syndrome, each
- E0744Neuromuscular stimulator for scoliosis
- E0745Neuromuscular stimulator, electronic shock unit
- E0746Electromyography (emg), biofeedback device
- E0747Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, other than spinal applications