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Medicare:
Pressure Relieving Cushion
- Client must meet 1 or 2 or 3:
- If there is a past history of, or current pressure ulcer in the area of contact with seating surface; or
- If there is absent or impaired sensation in the area of contact with the seating surface due to one of the diagnoses listed below; or
- If there is an inability to carry out a functional weight shift due to one of the diagnoses listed below
- Covered Diagnoses
- Spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia or paraplegia
- Other spinal cord disease
- Multiple sclerosis (340)
- Other demyelinating disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Anterior horn cell disease including ALS (335.23-335.9)
- Post polio paralysis
- Traumatic brain injury resulting in quadriplegia
- Spina Bifida (741.00-741.93)
- Childhood cerebral degeneration
- Alzheimer’s disease (331.0)
- Parkinson’s disease (332.0)
Positioning Cushion
- Client must meet both criteria:
- The patient has a wheelchair and the patient meets Medicare coverage criteria for it; and
- The patient has any significant postural asymmetries that are due to one of the diagnoses listed under Pressure Relieving Cushion or to one of the following diagnoses:
- Covered Diagnoses
- Monoplegia of the lower limb (344.30-344.32, 438.40-438.42)
- Hemiplegia (342.00-342.92,438.20-438.22) due to strong, traumatic brain injury, or other etiology
- Muscular Dystrophy (359.0-359.1)
- Torsion dystonias (333.4,333.6,333.7)
- Spinocerebellar disease 334.0-334.9)
Pressure Relieving and Positioning Cushion
- Client must meet the criteria for the pressure relieving cushion and positioning cushion.
Most Private Insurance follow Medicare guidelines but please call and an associate will screen your insurance and answer any questions
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