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E2104

E2104Home blood glucose monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge

HCPCSActiveBETOS D1E

E2104 is a HCPCS Level II code for home blood glucose monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge. 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 E2104 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 2026Q3.

The CMS record for E2104

Long descriptor
Home blood glucose monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Glucose monitor w cartridge

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
April 1, 2024

When CMS introduced the code.

BETOS
D1E

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
32 — DMEPOS

Inexpensive and routinely purchased DME. Price subject to floors and ceilings.

Codes adjacent to E2104

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If E2104 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • 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
  • E2001Suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric, any type, for use with external urine and/or fecal management system
  • 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
  • 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
  • E2203Manual wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame depth, 20 to less than 22 inches
  • E2204Manual wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame depth, 22 to 25 inches
  • E2205Manual wheelchair accessory, handrim without projections (includes ergonomic or contoured), any type, replacement only, each
  • E2206Manual wheelchair accessory, wheel lock assembly, complete, replacement only, each
  • E2207Wheelchair accessory, crutch and cane holder, each

Questions about E2104

What is HCPCS code E2104?

E2104 is a HCPCS Level II code for home blood glucose monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge. It sits in the Durable Medical Equipment section.

Does Medicare cover E2104?

The CMS HCPCS file marks E2104 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.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026