Will My Insurance Cover the Costs of Renting a Knee Scooter?
Will My Insurance Cover the Costs of Renting a Knee Scooter? Depending on your insurance provider, yes. If knee scooters are not directly supplied by your insurance company or health center, knee scooter rentals can often be reimbursed through various insurance and health care plans.
While Knee Scooter USA can’t guarantee reimbursement through insurance, we believe in helping you find your best avenue of care and remaining informative of the many options for affordability during your pathway to good health.
The best way to verify the availability of reimbursement options is to contact your insurance provider. Most insurance cards have a phone number on the backside, which will connect you to an insurance specialist. Or, if you happen to have FLEX or HSA plans, it would be wise to verify with a provider about whether debit card purchases are authorized or accepted.
After confirming the availability of reimbursement options through your insurance provider , medical documentation of your injury may be required in order to obtain your knee scooter or to claim reimbursement. Since knee scooters are considered to be a luxury item, acquiring as many forms of documentation as you can would be beneficial to the reimbursement process.
Common forms of required documentation are:
- Prescription forms and diagnosis codes
- Letter of Necessity
- Surgical Slip or Verification of Surgery
- Receipt of Transaction
Aside from documentation, there are various other healthcare and insurance codes that would be helpful to understand and know when requesting reimbursement. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), or “hick-picks”, are a series of codes that classify medical equipment and treatment procedures that doctors use for billing services. A list of helpful keywords and codes can be found in the table below to be used as a reference tool when speaking with your insurance provider.
| Keyword: | Definition or Meaning: |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment (Knee Scooters, Knee Walkers, etc.) |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare or Medicaid |
| LMN | Letter of Medical Necessity |
| HCPC Billing Codes: | Definition or Meaning: |
| E0118 | Crutch Substitute, e.g, Medical Knee Scooter or Knee Walker |
| E0143 | Folding Walker (Wheels) |
All-in-all, if you are unable to file an insurance claim for reimbursement, Knee Scooter USA strives to provide you with the most affordable and convenient experience by keeping rental costs relatively low compared to other medical suppliers. While we can’t guarantee reimbursement, we are more than happy to speak with you and to give you the information you need to find the most affordable care option!
For more information, visit our website at www.KneeScooterUSA.com.
