Medicare and Static AFOs

Jim Thelen

Description

Title:

Medicare and Static AFOs

Creator:

Jim Thelen

Date:

9/13/2011

Text:

I am seeing a 51 yo male C-4 quad who has been wearing PRAFO style afo's for
many years for positioning and foot ulcer management and control. He is a
new patients to us and needs replacement afo's. I know the previous
fittings were billed to medicare and paid but I am not aware of how they
were billed.

Medicare states in their LCD for AFO's: [quote] Medicare does not reimburse
for a foot drop splint/recumbent positioning device (L4398) or replacement
interface (L4394). A foot drop splint/recumbent positioning device and
replacement interface will be denied as not medically necessary in a patient
with foot drop who is nonambulatory because there are other more appropriate
treatment modalities.

My question is: What are the other more appropriate treatment modalities?

Jim Thelen, CP, BOCO, LPO

Trinidad Medical Consultants

Dallas, TX

214-340-6200

Fax 214-340-2206

 


                          

Citation

Jim Thelen, “Medicare and Static AFOs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232948.