Wheelchair Accessory Tops DMEPOS Medicare Payment List
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare has released a data set quantifying more than $11 billion in Medicare Part B claims for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics or supplies filed by 385,000 providers in calendar-year 2013. The data shows that the most expensive item Medicare paid was an advanced power wheelchair seating system that cost up to $6,500.