E1629 — Tablo hemodialysis system for the billable dialysis service
E1629 is a HCPCS Level II code for tablo hemodialysis system for the billable dialysis service. 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 E1629 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
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
- outpatient
- 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 E1629
- Long descriptor
- Tablo hemodialysis system for the billable dialysis service
- Short descriptor
- Tablo for dialysis service
- Added
- January 1, 2022
- 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 E1629
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E1629 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1590Hemodialysis machine
- E1592Automatic intermittent peritoneal dialysis system
- E1594Cycler dialysis machine for peritoneal dialysis
- E1600Delivery and/or installation charges for hemodialysis equipment
- E1610Reverse osmosis water purification system, for hemodialysis
- E1615Deionizer water purification system, for hemodialysis
- E1620Blood pump for hemodialysis, replacement
- E1625Water softening system, for hemodialysis
- E1630Reciprocating peritoneal dialysis system
- E1632Wearable artificial kidney, each
- E1634Peritoneal dialysis clamps, each
- E1635Compact (portable) travel hemodialyzer system
- E1636Sorbent cartridges, for hemodialysis, per 10
- E1637Hemostats, each
- E1639Scale, each
- E1699Dialysis equipment, not otherwise specified
Questions about E1629
What is HCPCS code E1629?
E1629 is a HCPCS Level II code for tablo hemodialysis system for the billable dialysis service. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E1629?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E1629 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.