E0761 — Non-thermal pulsed high frequency radiowaves, high peak power electromagnetic energy treatment device
E0761 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-thermal pulsed high frequency radiowaves, high peak power electromagnetic energy treatment device. 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 E0761 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
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 E0761
- Long descriptor
- Non-thermal pulsed high frequency radiowaves, high peak power electromagnetic energy treatment device
- Short descriptor
- Nontherm electromgntc device
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- BETOS
- D1E
- 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 E0761
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E0761 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E0744Neuromuscular stimulator for scoliosis
- E0745Neuromuscular stimulator, electronic shock unit
- E0746Electromyography (emg), biofeedback device
- E0747Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, other than spinal applications
- E0748Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, spinal applications
- E0749Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, surgically implanted
- E0755Electronic salivary reflex stimulator (intra-oral/non-invasive)
- E0760Osteogenesis stimulator, low intensity ultrasound, non-invasive
- E0762Transcutaneous electrical joint stimulation device system, includes all accessories
- E0764Functional neuromuscular stimulation, transcutaneous stimulation of sequential muscle groups of ambulation with computer control, used for walking by spinal cord injured, entire system, after completion of training program
- E0765Fda approved nerve stimulator, for treatment of nausea and vomiting
- E0766Electrical stimulation device used for cancer treatment, includes all accessories, any type
- E0767Intrabuccal, systemic delivery of amplitude-modulated, radiofrequency electromagnetic field device, for cancer treatment, includes all accessories
- E0769Electrical stimulation or electromagnetic wound treatment device, not otherwise classified
- E0770Functional electrical stimulator, transcutaneous stimulation of nerve and/or muscle groups, any type, complete system, not otherwise specified
- E0776Iv pole
Questions about E0761
What is HCPCS code E0761?
E0761 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-thermal pulsed high frequency radiowaves, high peak power electromagnetic energy treatment device. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E0761?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E0761 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.