Medicare Approved Medical Equipment
Home medical equipment must be medically necessary prescribed by a medicare enrolled physician and purchased from a medicare approved supplier.
Medicare approved medical equipment. You pay 20 of the medicare approved amount and the part b deductible applies. Therefore medicare covers items like oxygen equipment and supplies wheelchairs walkers and hospital beds ordered by a doctor or other health care provider enrolled in medicare for use in the home. Depending on the type of equipment. On january 1 2011 medicare began transitioning to the new competitive bidding program so different areas of the u s.
Medicare part b pays for 80 if one s annual deductible has been met of the allowable purchase price. Medicare pays for different kinds of dme in different ways. You may be able to choose whether to rent or buy the equipment. You may need to rent the equipment.
A medicare approved supplier will know if you can buy an item. Some items must be rented. In general most dme equipment is rented. Medicare has setup a database that lists contact information by zip code for approved suppliers vendors for a variety of medical supplies mobility devices and other durable medical equipment.
Search for supplies and products within the competitive bidding and non competitive bidding areas. May require that you purchase certain medical supplies and equipment from a. Learn more about medicare coverage of.