FYI NY Sate Insurance - United Healthcare
Marty
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Title:
FYI NY Sate Insurance - United Healthcare
Creator:
Marty
Date:
6/25/2013
Text:
> We have a denial on a replacement socket for transtibial (who's original prosthesis was paid as a K3 level), UH is stating that because he is diabetic they consider him a K2. This guy has returned to work as a car salesman, he drives with his prosthesis, walks on uneven terrain to show cars on his lot & gets in and out of cars all day.
> They say they follow Mcare guidelines my questions are: Does Mcare uses K levels in determining socket replacements? Since when does Mcare determine that a diabetic is automatically a is automatically a K2?
> Thanks
> Marty Mandelbaum CPO
>
> They say they follow Mcare guidelines my questions are: Does Mcare uses K levels in determining socket replacements? Since when does Mcare determine that a diabetic is automatically a is automatically a K2?
> Thanks
> Marty Mandelbaum CPO
>
Citation
Marty, “FYI NY Sate Insurance - United Healthcare,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235260.