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.
Medical equipment approved by medicare.
In general most dme equipment is rented.
Medicare approved amount and the part b deductible glossary applies.
Medicare will cover certain types of medical equipment.
In order to qualify your equipment or medical supplies must be prescribed by and purchased from providers who participate in the medicare program and accept assignment you can search the directory for a supplier on medicare gov.
Medicare pays for different kinds of dme in different ways.
Original medicare pays 80 percent of the monthly costs for 13 months of rental.
In most cases you pay 20 percent of the amount allowed under medicare after you ve met any applicable part b.
Medicare part b medical insurance usually doesn t cover common medical supplies like bandages and gauze which you use at home.
Medicare covers some supplies as durable medical equipment.
You may be able to choose whether to rent or buy the equipment.
List of medicare equipment suppliers within your search criteria with name doing business as dba name address phone number locations maps and directions medicare assignment distance manufacturers and models information.
You may need to buy the equipment.
Learn more about what types of medical equipment are covered your costs as a beneficiary and how to find a medicare approved supplier.
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators wheelchairs home dialysis systems or monitoring systems that are prescribed by a physician for a patient s use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Medicare coverage for medical equipment and supplies.
Search for supplies and products within the competitive bidding and non competitive bidding areas.
However medicare may cover the cost of medical equipment and supplies that meet certain requirements.
May require that you purchase certain medical supplies and equipment from a.
What medicare health plans cover.
You may need to rent the equipment.
On january 1 2011 medicare began transitioning to the new competitive bidding program so different areas of the u s.
A medicare approved supplier will know if you can buy an item.
Part b also covers durable medical equipment home health care and some preventive services.