E1520 — Heparin infusion pump for hemodialysis
E1520 is a HCPCS Level II code for heparin infusion pump for hemodialysis. 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 E1520 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 E1520
- Long descriptor
- Heparin infusion pump for hemodialysis
- Short descriptor
- Heparin infusion pump
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- P9B
- 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 E1520
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1520 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1390Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate
- E1391Oxygen concentrator, dual delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate, each
- E1392Portable oxygen concentrator, rental
- E1399Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous
- E1405Oxygen and water vapor enriching system with heated delivery
- E1406Oxygen and water vapor enriching system without heated delivery
- E1500Centrifuge, for dialysis
- E1510Kidney, dialysate delivery syst kidney machine, pump recirculating, air removal syst, flowrate meter, power off, heater and temperature control with alarm, i.v. poles, pressure gauge, concentrate container
- E1530Air bubble detector for hemodialysis, each, replacement
- E1540Pressure alarm for hemodialysis, each, replacement
- E1550Bath conductivity meter for hemodialysis, each
- E1560Blood leak detector for hemodialysis, each, replacement
- E1570Adjustable chair, for esrd patients
- E1575Transducer protectors/fluid barriers, for hemodialysis, any size, per 10
- E1580Unipuncture control system for hemodialysis
- E1590Hemodialysis machine
Questions about E1520
What is HCPCS code E1520?
E1520 is a HCPCS Level II code for heparin infusion pump for hemodialysis. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1520?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1520 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.