Reply Summary: useful lifetime of UE control cables
Ted Trower
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Title:
Reply Summary: useful lifetime of UE control cables
Creator:
Ted Trower
Date:
8/30/2010
Text:
My original question was:
Can anyone tell me if Medicare applies the five year useful
lifetime to control cables for body powered prostheses?
Replies follow
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In my 35+ years of providing ULP services, I have never had a problem
with Medicare limiting Bowden Cable System replacements when needed.
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The useful lifetime rules are for the prosthesis as a whole, the cables,
harness straps etc. can be billed for as repair /replacement.
The five year rule is for the replacement of the prosthesis.
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No. You should be able to replace them as needed with an RP modifier.
Each replacement must carry a 90 day warranty though.
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End of replies.
Thank you for your responses. We do very little UE prosthetic work
and I got a little nervous when I reviewed the descriptions of the RA
and RB modifiers that replaced the RP modifier.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O., FAAOP
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
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Can anyone tell me if Medicare applies the five year useful
lifetime to control cables for body powered prostheses?
Replies follow
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In my 35+ years of providing ULP services, I have never had a problem
with Medicare limiting Bowden Cable System replacements when needed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The useful lifetime rules are for the prosthesis as a whole, the cables,
harness straps etc. can be billed for as repair /replacement.
The five year rule is for the replacement of the prosthesis.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No. You should be able to replace them as needed with an RP modifier.
Each replacement must carry a 90 day warranty though.
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End of replies.
Thank you for your responses. We do very little UE prosthetic work
and I got a little nervous when I reviewed the descriptions of the RA
and RB modifiers that replaced the RP modifier.
Ted A. Trower C.P.O., FAAOP
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
www.amputee.com
___________________________________________________________
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
the intended recipient (s) and may contain confidential and
privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient,
please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of
the original message.
Citation
Ted Trower, “Reply Summary: useful lifetime of UE control cables,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231725.
