Medicare Coverage for Shoes - Correct Coding - Revised

Medicare has limited coverage provisions for shoes, inserts, and shoe modifications used by beneficiaries. In order to be eligible for coverage, such items must qualify in either:

(1) the benefit category for therapeutic shoes provisioned in the treatment of a diabetes-related condition(s) or

(2) the benefit category for leg braces (to which the shoes and related items would be considered for coverage as integral components of the leg brace).

Read the complete advisory article, Medicare Coverage for Shoes – Correct Coding – Revised.