Elder Source Community: Bioness L300 Insurance Coverage

Only in isolated cases have peo-ple been reimbursed by private insurance companies. Rosenfeld MD Chief Medical Officer for Bioness Inc.

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Will Medicare pay for the L300 for MS patients in the future.

Bioness l300 insurance coverage. When Bioness recently announced the FDA clearance of the L300 Go a news article was published here on Multiple Sclerosis News Today. Please refer to the Members Benefit Booklet for availability of benefits. Coverage for investigational services or procedures.

Keith McBride MPT DPT director of Clinical Support and Education at Bioness which manufactures the NESS L300 suggests customers sign. Only in isolated cases have peo- ple been reimbursed by private insurance companies. The decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS establishes a new HCPCS code E0770 for functional electrical stimulation FES devices including the NESS.

The L300 made by Bioness is a functional electronic stimulator. Bioness Inc a leading neuromodulation company announced today that beginning January 1 2009 the NESS L300 will be reimbursed by Medicare for incomplete spinal cord injury patients suffering from foot drop. The BioNESS L300 is a wireless electrical stimulation ES unit used to provide peroneal nerve stimulation to promote.

Based on this coding decision Medicare carriers have issued billing instructions stating formally that the NESS L300 from Bioness will be covered for spinal cord injury patients with specific diagnosis codes who meet certain criteria. Its a cuff that I wear just below my left knee. According to Bioness the L300 Plus System may help patients develop an even greater sense of confidence1 and allow them to enjoy a variety of daily activities.

That story generated several questions from readers who. There has been no change in coverage criteria when NMES is used to treat disuse atrophy. As we all know insurance companies arent likely to approve something that Medicare hasnt approved.

It stimulates a nerve that lifts my foot and helps keep it. A 42-week study looking at the impact of the L300 Foot Drop System on sub-acute and chronic stroke was recently completed and is scheduled to be published early in 2014. The WalkAide costs approxi- mately 4500 and the NESS L300 costs about 5900.

Benefits Application This medical policy relates only to the services or supplies described herein. Both companies say they are working on getting Medicare coverage but couldnt provide a timeline. The new L300 Go improves key features of our award winning functional electrical stimulation FES foot drop and thigh weakness devices to provide unmatched freedom and independence for people recovering from Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Cerebral Palsy Traumatic Brain Injury or Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.

Bioness L300 Foot Drop System is designed to help individuals who suffer from foot drop a condition which causes difficulty walking due to an impaired ability to lift the foot and is commonly a. L300 costs about 5900. Also asked is the Bioness l300 covered by insurance.

Use of a Bioness system in the clinic setting is billed by your healthcare professional and often reimbursed if it is medically necessary. Both companies say they are working on getting Medicare coverage but couldnt provide a timeline. Based on this coding decision Medicare carriers have issued billing instructions stating formally that the NESS L300 from Bioness will be covered for spinal cord injury patients with specific diagnosis codes who meet certain criteria.

Patients achieved not only an orthotic effect but therapeutic carryover motor relearning as their walking speed increased when the L300. The results are compelling as the comfortable and fast walking speed increased 33 from baseline through 30-weeks. How much does WalkAide cost.

Members benefits may vary according to benefit design. The NESS L300 Plus is the NESS L300 with a thigh cuff which supposedly would provide added stability. We continue to work with the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services CMS as well as privatecommercial insurance.

Coverage of NMES other than FES to treat muscle atrophy is limited to the treatment of patients with disuse atrophy where the nerve supply to the muscle is intact including brain spinal cord and peripheral nerves and other non-neurological reasons for disuse atrophy. The complete 30-week paper published in STROKE can be found HERE. Claims submitted for reimbursement of a Bioness system are.

Moreover is the Bioness l300 covered by insurance. While we cant guarantee insurance reimbursement when a Bioness system is purchased for home use your health insurance plan may cover some or all of the cost of a Bioness system. A spokesperson for Bioness tells me that veterans and their families already have access to our technology as a covered benefit through the Veterans Administration.

Rosenfeld MD Chief Medical Officer for Bioness Inc.

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