Criteria for seat lift chair reimbursement: - Does patient have severe arthritis of the hip or knees?
- Does patient have a severe neuromuscular disease?
- Is the seat lift mechanism a part of the physician's course of treatment and is being prescribed to effect improvement, or arrest or retard deterioration in the patient's condition?
- Is patient completely incapable of standing up from a regular armchair or any chair in their home?
- Once standing does the patient have the ability to ambulate?
The above questions must be answered as follows: 1 or 2 must be answered YES
3,4,5 must be answered YES If the questions are answered any other way, you must email, fax, or mail an ABN back to us before the chair can be shipped.
A physician's detail written order must be on file with our office before delivery of the chair. The order must contain the following information:
- Patients full name
- Description of item (Name of lift chair)
- Length of need
- Start date
- Signature and date of physician
We help you file Medicare claim for Lift Chair. See these links:
 Download the Medicare CMN Form for Seat Lift Mechanism.
While you're at it, might as well get the Medicare ABN Form.
Find more Medicare information for Lift Chairs in Medicare FAQ
General information for all Medicare Claims
All of our Lift Chairs qualify for Medicare reimbursement. See our Lift Chair Catalog
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