Therapeutic shoes or inserts
How often is it covered?
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers the furnishing and fitting of either one pair of custom-molded shoes and inserts or one pair of extra-depth shoes each calendar year. Medicare also covers 2 additional pairs of inserts each calendar year for custom-molded shoes and 3 pairs of inserts each calendar year for extra-depth shoes. Medicare will cover shoe modifications instead of inserts.
Who's eligible?
All people with Part B who have diabetes and severe diabetic foot disease are covered. Your doctor must certify that you need therapeutic shoes or inserts. A podiatrist or other qualified doctor must prescribe these items and they must be provided by one these:
How often is it covered?
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers the furnishing and fitting of either one pair of custom-molded shoes and inserts or one pair of extra-depth shoes each calendar year. Medicare also covers 2 additional pairs of inserts each calendar year for custom-molded shoes and 3 pairs of inserts each calendar year for extra-depth shoes. Medicare will cover shoe modifications instead of inserts.
Who's eligible?
All people with Part B who have diabetes and severe diabetic foot disease are covered. Your doctor must certify that you need therapeutic shoes or inserts. A podiatrist or other qualified doctor must prescribe these items and they must be provided by one these:
- A podiatrist
- An orthotist
- A prosthetist
- A pedorthist
- Other qualified individual
TSB eligibility criteria
- Complete or partial amputation of the foot
- History of previous foot ulceration
- History of pre-ulcerative calluses
- Peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation
- Foot deformity
- Poor circulation
I will come to your office on a weekly basis or as needed to evaluate & fit your diabetic patients or those that need an AFO. The benefit of this service is it increases your revenue while freeing you up to deal with other aspects of your practice. Each practitioners needs are difference & I will work with you to tailor a program that will work for your specific practice.
