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Medicare approved medical equipment.
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.
You pay 20 of the medicare approved amount and the part b deductible applies.
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.
Depending on the type of equipment.
You may need to rent the equipment.
In general most dme equipment is rented.
You may need to buy the equipment.
On january 1 2011 medicare began transitioning to the new competitive bidding program so different areas of the u s.
Medicare pays for different kinds of dme in different ways.
A medicare approved supplier will know if you can buy an item.
Some items must be rented.
May require that you purchase certain medical supplies and equipment from a.
Medicare part b pays for 80 if one s annual deductible has been met of the allowable purchase price.
Medicare approved amount and the part b deductible glossary applies.
Original medicare pays 80 percent of the monthly costs for 13 months of rental.