Equipment and supplies: what insurance covers
Every piece of medical equipment and every supply has a code that insurers use to decide coverage. Look up a product to see its code, whether Medicare covers it, whether you rent or buy it, whether it needs prior authorization, and what Medicare pays where you live. Then find suppliers near you that actually provided it to people with Medicare.
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Mobility
Canes, crutches, walkers, rollators and gait trainers, and their tips, seats and attachments.
Most-used product: 493,270 people with Medicare in 2024
Standard, lightweight, heavy-duty, pediatric and tilt-in-space manual wheelchairs, and transport chairs.
Most-used product: 253,687 people with Medicare in 2024
Power wheelchairs by group and weight capacity, scooters, and power seating such as tilt, recline and seat elevation.
Most-used product: 20,064 people with Medicare in 2024
Batteries, tires, armrests, footrests, joysticks and other controls, trays, belts and replacement parts.
Most-used product: 122,568 people with Medicare in 2024
Seat and back cushions for skin protection and positioning, and arm supports.
Most-used product: 143,477 people with Medicare in 2024
Hydraulic and electric lifts, slings, seat lifts, standers and transfer boards.
Most-used product: 46,999 people with Medicare in 2024
Breathing
Oxygen concentrators, portable systems, tanks and contents, and oxygen supplies.
Most-used product: 776,543 people with Medicare in 2024
CPAP and bilevel devices, masks, cushions, tubing, filters, humidifiers and oral devices for sleep apnea.
Most-used product: 1,813,733 people with Medicare in 2024
Nebulizer compressors and the kits, masks, tubing and filters used with them.
Most-used product: 252,629 people with Medicare in 2024
Home ventilators, cough assist devices, chest vests, percussors and peak flow meters.
Most-used product: 58,889 people with Medicare in 2024
Suction pumps, canisters, tubing and suction catheters.
Most-used product: 51,018 people with Medicare in 2024
Tracheostomy tubes, inner cannulas, care kits, masks, collars, filters and laryngectomy supplies.
Most-used product: 11,857 people with Medicare in 2024
Bladder, bowel and ostomy
Pouches, skin barriers, paste, belts, irrigation supplies and more for a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy.
Most-used product: 66,635 people with Medicare in 2024
Intermittent and indwelling catheters, external catheters, drainage bags, pessaries and incontinence products.
Most-used product: 244,723 people with Medicare in 2024
Diabetes
Blood glucose meters, test strips, lancets, continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and their supplies.
Most-used product: 1,104,040 people with Medicare in 2024
Depth and custom-molded shoes and inserts for people with diabetes who have foot problems.
Most-used product: 220,231 people with Medicare in 2024
Tube feeding, IV nutrition and infusion
Insulin pumps and supplies, external infusion pumps, IV poles, syringes and disposable drug delivery systems.
Most-used product: 62,201 people with Medicare in 2024
Tube-feeding formula, pumps, tubes and kits, and IV (parenteral) nutrition solutions and supplies.
Most-used product: 39,111 people with Medicare in 2024
Bed, home and bathroom
Manual, semi-electric and heavy-duty hospital beds, rails, mattresses, trapeze bars and bed accessories.
Most-used product: 162,234 people with Medicare in 2024
Alternating pressure pads, air and gel mattresses and overlays, and heel protectors.
Most-used product: 35,108 people with Medicare in 2024
Commode chairs, bedpans, urinals, bath and shower chairs, transfer benches and raised toilet seats.
Most-used product: 134,569 people with Medicare in 2024
Braces, prosthetics and footwear
Cervical collars, back braces (LSO, TLSO) and scoliosis braces.
Most-used product: 93,907 people with Medicare in 2024
Hip, knee and ankle braces, ankle-foot orthoses (AFO), walking boots and night splints.
Most-used product: 156,477 people with Medicare in 2024
Shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand braces and splints, and slings.
Most-used product: 165,212 people with Medicare in 2024
Orthopedic shoes, foot inserts, arch supports, lifts and shoe modifications.
Most-used product: 792 people with Medicare in 2024
Leg and arm prostheses, sockets, knees, feet and hands, and prosthetic socks and liners.
Most-used product: 22,959 people with Medicare in 2024
Breast forms, mastectomy bras and sleeves.
Most-used product: 76,580 people with Medicare in 2024
Nasal, ear, orbital and other facial prostheses.
Most-used product: 196 people with Medicare in 2024
Repairs, adjustments and replacement parts for braces and prostheses.
Most-used product: 5,074 people with Medicare in 2024
Wound care and compression
Dressings, gauze, bandages, wound fillers and negative pressure wound therapy.
Most-used product: 119,489 people with Medicare in 2024
Compression stockings, garments, wraps and bandages, and pneumatic compression pumps.
Most-used product: 35,649 people with Medicare in 2024
Vision, hearing and speech
Eyeglass frames and lenses, contact lenses and low vision aids.
Most-used product: 75,463 people with Medicare in 2024
Custom artificial eyes and scleral shells, and their polishing and refitting.
Most-used product: 9,138 people with Medicare in 2024
Hearing aids and listening devices, and cochlear implant and bone-anchored hearing device parts.
Speech generating devices, communication boards, voice prostheses and electrolarynxes.
Most-used product: 3,080 people with Medicare in 2024
Therapy and stimulators
TENS and NMES units, bone growth stimulators, other stimulators and their supplies.
Most-used product: 28,162 people with Medicare in 2024
Traction, continuous passive motion, dynamic splints, heat and cold, light therapy and whirlpools.
Most-used product: 37,549 people with Medicare in 2024
Other
Automatic and wearable defibrillators, and pacemaker and apnea monitors.
Most-used product: 19,234 people with Medicare in 2024
Manual and electric breast pumps and their parts.
Protective helmets, repairs, catch-all codes and items without a category of their own.
Most-used product: 52,473 people with Medicare in 2024
Where this comes from
Codes and descriptions: CMS HCPCS Level II file, October 2026. Prices: Medicare DMEPOS fee schedule, October 2026 (tube feeding and IV nutrition: January 2026). Prior authorization: CMS Required Prior Authorization List, updated July 29, 2026. Doctor visit and written order: CMS list effective October 28, 2026, and 42 CFR 410.38. Supplier and patient counts: Medicare durable medical equipment data for 2024. What you pay: Medicare.gov.
This is general information from Medicare's public data, not a coverage decision. Your plan decides what it covers.