Yes medicare provides coverage for the purchase or rental of adjustable beds for home use as long as the bed is deemed medically necessary by your doctor.
Medicare covered adjustable beds.
The medicare part b program offers coverage for basic adjustable beds as they are dmes.
Medicare will only cover your dme if your doctors and dme suppliers are enrolled in medicare.
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Adjustable beds are considered to be durable medical equipment dme and are covered by medicare part b along with many other types of dme.
From there two payment options for acquiring the home use of a hospital bed can be considered.
Medicare does not pay for adjustable beds but they can be billed by your dme provider on a nonassigned basis.
Like other medical insurance the deductible for medicare must be fulfilled.
Medicare part b covers 80 of the cost of acquiring an adjustable bed from an accredited medicare supplier.
Doctors and suppliers have to meet strict standards to enroll and stay enrolled in medicare.
The remaining 20 will have to be covered out of pocket.
Original medicare parts a and b will cover an adjustable bed like a hospital bed but a number of conditions have to be met first.
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