Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers medically necessary durable medical equipment (DME) if your doctor prescribes it for use in your home.
DME that Medicare covers includes, but is not limited to:
- Commode chairs
- Crutches
- Hospital beds
- Blood Sugar Monitors
- Blood sugar test strips
- Nebulizers & nebulizer medications
- Oxygen equipment & accessories
- Canes
- Suction pumps
- Traction equipment
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs & scooters
- Continuous passive motion devices
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices
- Infusion pumps & supplies
- Lancet devices & lancets
- Patient lifts
- Pressure reducing support surfaces