Disposable Medical Supplies/Durable Medical Equipment

Preface, Disclosure, Copyright Information;

Medicare Coverage and Payment Rules;

� Disposable medical supplies ;

� Incontinence supplies;

� Urinary Drainage Bags, Medicare NCD;

� Ostomy supplies;

� Unna boot;

� Durable Medical Equipment (DME) - Definitions

Anodyne� (near-infrared) Therapy for Peripheral Neuropathy or Any Condition

� Apnea monitor;

� Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces � Introduction;

� Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces � Group 1;

� Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces � Group 2 and 3;

� Air Fluidized Beds - Medicare LMRP;

� Bathroom and Toilet Equipment and Supplies;

� Commodes;

� Bed Accessories including trapeze bars;

� Bed and Pillow Covers for Asthmatics ;

� Bed-wetting Alarm;

� Breast Pumps;

� Catheters, Urinary;

� Cervical traction;

� Traction for low back pain;

� Chairs, therapeutic;

Gravity lumbar reduction chairs

� Communication devices/aides;

� Tracheo-esophageal voice prostheses, Indwelling;

� Communication board;

� Compression Garments in the Treatment of Venous Stasis Ulcers;

� Continuous passive motion device;

� Cranial Remodeling Band/Helmet for infants with asymmetrical heads;

Diabetes mellitus related DME;

�Glucose monitors, blood;

�Continuous Glucose Monitoring;

�GlucoWatch� Biographer � automatic glucose value without needle-stick;

�Jet Injectors for Insulin Administration;

�Insulin Pens;

�Sleep sentry to detect hypoglycemia;

Notes;

Electrical Stimulation Modalities
� Dorsal Column Stimulators/Spinal Cord Stimulators: Chronic pain, Angina pectoris;

� Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for disuse atrophy;

� Treatment of Motor Function Disorders with Electric Nerve Stimulation - Medicare NCD;

� Neuromuscular or Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation (TES);

� Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS);

� Supplies � Form-fitting Conductive Garment for TENS or NMES;

� TENS � Medicare LMRPs;

� Inferential current stimulation;

� Non-Implantable Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulator;

� ReliefBand;

� �Sympathetic Therapy�;

� Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS);

� Implanted Peripheral Electrical Nerve Stimulation � Medicare LMRP;

� Electrical Stimulation/Electro-magnetic Therapy for the Treatment of Wounds: Chronic Stage III & IV Musculo-Cutaneous Ulcerations;

� Electrogalvanic Stimulators for Levator Syndrome;

� Environmental Control Systems;

� Vaporizers;

� Exercise Equipment;

� Hearing aids

Bone-anchored Hearing Aid;

� Hospital beds;

� Infusion pumps, external;

� Infusion pumps, implantable;

� Jobst burn garments;

� Lifts: Seat and Patient ;

� Lymphedema �pump�/Manual lymph drainage;

� Nebulizers;

� Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) Pumps;

Orthotic (braces) and Prosthetic Devices;

Breast prosthesis, specialized bras for women post-mastectomy

Corsets

Dynamic Splinting Devices;

Facial prostheses

Foot Orthotics/Prosthetics; Shoe(s), Therapeutic;

Magnetic Pelvic Floor Stimulation (MPFS);

Myoelectric prosthesis, upper extremity;

� Oxygen coverage guidelines;

� Portable oxygen guideline;

� Pneumatic Compression Therapy - End-diastolic for non-healing extremity ulcers;

� Peak expiratory flow meter;

Computerized lower limb prostheses, above-knee;

� Prothrombin Time � Home Testing Systems/Coagulometers;

� Speech aids, electronic;

� Thairapy� vest for cystic fibrosis; Thairapy Bronchial Drainage System;

� Therabite� Jaw Motion Rehabilitation System;

� Respiratory Assist Devices � Medicare LMRP;
� Sexual Function Restorative Devices;

� Male,

� Female,

� Standers, Boards and Tilt Tables;

� Vitrectomy Face Support;

� Wheelchairs, Power-type and Power-operated vehicles (POVs);

� Whirlpool;

� Wigs;

DME Screening List - Review criteria information for 290 additional items;

Web Site Resources;

Reuse Information Resource;

Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice and Limits on Beneficiary Liability for DMS/DME;