Coverage criteria and payment amounts will vary depending on the type of insurance you have. Most heath care insurance companies, including Medicare, have minimum requirements that need to be met before they will purchase a power chair for you. The patient is capable of safely operating the controls for the power wheelchair. If the documentation does not support the medical necessity of a power wheelchair the power wheelchair will be denied as not medically necessary. Options that are beneficial primarily in allowing the patient to perform leisure or recreational activities are noncovered.
Payment is made for only one wheelchair at a time.
Backup chairs are denied as not medically necessary. Reimbursement for the power wheelchair includes all labor charges involved in the assembly of the wheelchair and all covered additions or modifications. If you feel you meet these requirements, you may be eligible to receive the most stylish, best performing and most reliable power chair available on the market today at little or no money out of pocket. Beneficiary Information Power Wheelchair Dear Medicare Beneficiary, You may be eligible to receive a portion of your money back from Medicare when you purchase a power wheelchair. To qualify you must have Medicare Part B coverage and meet certain medical coverage criteria as determined by your physician.