RESPONSES for Shoes Attached to Braces

RESPONSES for Shoes Attached to Braces

Karen Schebesta, Office Manager

Good Morning!

Thanks again to everyone for all the responses.
They have been a big help!
Per your requests, I have cut and pasted all the responses below.
Have a happy day!
Karen Schebesta
Karen A. Schebesta, CPC
Office Manager
Orthotic and Prosthetic Center
226 Cedar Wood Plaza, Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
Tel. 732-341-9191
Fax 732-341-9222
<Email Address Redacted>


I'm sure you will hear this from others, but Medicare will only pay for the
shoe attached to the brace and the patient is responsible for the other shoe
((I guess they figure that whether the patient wears a brace or not he will
require a shoe on that side anyway so why should they have to pay for it).
Unless, of course, the patient is diabetic and meets shoe qualifications for
Medicare -- then you would use A5500 for the opposite shoe.