Ortho Track - spinal decompression "vest"
Randy McFarland
Description
Collection
Title:
Ortho Track - spinal decompression "vest"
Creator:
Randy McFarland
Date:
8/28/2003
Text:
Hi List members,
Has anyone heard of the Orthotrac pneumatic vest support?
(www.orthofix.com < <URL Redacted>> ) It claims to be the only
wearable product that achieves spinal offloading. Is consists of
pelvic and lower thoracic components connected by pneumatic cylinders
that separate the components when pumped up. They apparently don't like
to sell to O and P offices because they want to charge about the same
as their retail price which exceeds Medicare allowable for a Raney
Flexion jacket. It doesn't appear to provide abdominal compression, just
distraction, so they claim. Why they call it a vest, I don't know,
and I'm not aware of an approved L code for it.
We are being asked by the IPA to purchase it and fit it to a patient,
but I don't feel comfortable charging what an appropriate mark up would
require.
Does anyone have experience with it?
Have a good weekend!
Randy
Has anyone heard of the Orthotrac pneumatic vest support?
(www.orthofix.com < <URL Redacted>> ) It claims to be the only
wearable product that achieves spinal offloading. Is consists of
pelvic and lower thoracic components connected by pneumatic cylinders
that separate the components when pumped up. They apparently don't like
to sell to O and P offices because they want to charge about the same
as their retail price which exceeds Medicare allowable for a Raney
Flexion jacket. It doesn't appear to provide abdominal compression, just
distraction, so they claim. Why they call it a vest, I don't know,
and I'm not aware of an approved L code for it.
We are being asked by the IPA to purchase it and fit it to a patient,
but I don't feel comfortable charging what an appropriate mark up would
require.
Does anyone have experience with it?
Have a good weekend!
Randy
Citation
Randy McFarland, “Ortho Track - spinal decompression "vest",” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/221778.
