E2001 — Suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine and/or fecal management system
E2001 is a HCPCS Level II code for suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine and/or fecal management system. 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 E2001 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
- 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 2026Q3.
The CMS record for E2001
- Long descriptor
- Suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine and/or fecal management system
- Short descriptor
- Suct pum ext mgmt sys
- Added
- January 1, 2024
- BETOS
- D1E
- Pricing indicator
- 36 — 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.
Capped rental DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to E2001
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2001 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- E1830Dynamic adjustable toe extension and flexion device, includes soft interface material
- E1831Static progressive stretch toe device, extension and/or flexion, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1832Static progressive stretch finger device, extension and/or flexion, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1840Dynamic adjustable shoulder flexion / abduction / rotation device, includes soft interface material
- E1841Static progressive stretch/patient actualized serial stretch shoulder device, with or without range of motion adjustment, includes all components and accessories
- E1902Communication board, non-electronic augmentative or alternative communication device
- E1905Virtual reality cognitive behavioral therapy device (cbt), including pre-programmed therapy software
- E2000Gastric suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric
- E2100Blood glucose monitor with integrated voice synthesizer
- E2101Blood glucose monitor with integrated lancing/blood sample
- E2102Adjunctive, non-implanted continuous glucose monitor or receiver
- E2103Non-adjunctive, non-implanted continuous glucose monitor or receiver
- E2104Home blood glucose monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge
- E2120Pulse generator system for tympanic treatment of inner ear endolymphatic fluid
- E2201Manual wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame, width greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 24 inches
- E2202Manual wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame width, 24-27 inches
Questions about E2001
What is HCPCS code E2001?
E2001 is a HCPCS Level II code for suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine and/or fecal management system. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.
Does Medicare cover E2001?
The CMS HCPCS file marks E2001 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.