Crutches
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers crutches as durable medical equipment (DME).
Your costs in Original Medicare
After you meet the Part B deductible , you pay 20% of theĀ Medicare-Approved Amount (if your supplier accepts assignment ). Medicare pays for different kinds of DME in different ways. Depending on the type of equipment:
- You may need to rent the equipment.
- You may need to buy the equipment.
- You may be able to choose whether to rent or buy the equipment.
Medicare will only cover your DME if your doctors and DME suppliers are enrolled in Medicare. Doctors and suppliers have to meet strict standards to enroll and stay enrolled in Medicare. If your doctors or suppliers arenāt enrolled, Medicare wonāt pay the claims they submit.Ā
Make sure your doctors and DME suppliers are enrolled in Medicare. Itās also important to ask a supplier if they participate in Medicare before you get DME. If suppliers are participating in Medicare, they must accept assignment (which means, they can charge you only the coinsurance and Part B deductible for the Medicareāapproved amount). If suppliers arenāt participating and donāt accept assignment, thereās no limit on the amount they can charge you.