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 and walkers

Canes, crutches, walkers, rollators and gait trainers, and their tips, seats and attachments.

34 products
Most-used product: 493,270 people with Medicare in 2024
Manual wheelchairs

Standard, lightweight, heavy-duty, pediatric and tilt-in-space manual wheelchairs, and transport chairs.

67 products · 1 needs prior authorization
Most-used product: 253,687 people with Medicare in 2024
Power wheelchairs and scooters

Power wheelchairs by group and weight capacity, scooters, and power seating such as tilt, recline and seat elevation.

88 products · 46 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 20,064 people with Medicare in 2024
Wheelchair parts, controls and accessories

Batteries, tires, armrests, footrests, joysticks and other controls, trays, belts and replacement parts.

165 products
Most-used product: 122,568 people with Medicare in 2024
Wheelchair seating and cushions

Seat and back cushions for skin protection and positioning, and arm supports.

38 products
Most-used product: 143,477 people with Medicare in 2024
Patient lifts, standers and transfer aids

Hydraulic and electric lifts, slings, seat lifts, standers and transfer boards.

16 products
Most-used product: 46,999 people with Medicare in 2024

Breathing

Home oxygen

Oxygen concentrators, portable systems, tanks and contents, and oxygen supplies.

41 products
Most-used product: 776,543 people with Medicare in 2024
CPAP, BiPAP and sleep apnea

CPAP and bilevel devices, masks, cushions, tubing, filters, humidifiers and oral devices for sleep apnea.

33 products
Most-used product: 1,813,733 people with Medicare in 2024
Nebulizers

Nebulizer compressors and the kits, masks, tubing and filters used with them.

25 products
Most-used product: 252,629 people with Medicare in 2024
Home ventilators, cough assist and airway clearance

Home ventilators, cough assist devices, chest vests, percussors and peak flow meters.

26 products
Most-used product: 58,889 people with Medicare in 2024
Suction pumps and catheters

Suction pumps, canisters, tubing and suction catheters.

10 products
Most-used product: 51,018 people with Medicare in 2024
Tracheostomy and laryngectomy supplies

Tracheostomy tubes, inner cannulas, care kits, masks, collars, filters and laryngectomy supplies.

24 products
Most-used product: 11,857 people with Medicare in 2024

Bladder, bowel and ostomy

Ostomy supplies

Pouches, skin barriers, paste, belts, irrigation supplies and more for a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy.

97 products
Most-used product: 66,635 people with Medicare in 2024
Catheters and incontinence supplies

Intermittent and indwelling catheters, external catheters, drainage bags, pessaries and incontinence products.

64 products
Most-used product: 244,723 people with Medicare in 2024

Diabetes

Diabetes testing and glucose monitors

Blood glucose meters, test strips, lancets, continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and their supplies.

26 products
Most-used product: 1,104,040 people with Medicare in 2024
Diabetic shoes and inserts

Depth and custom-molded shoes and inserts for people with diabetes who have foot problems.

13 products
Most-used product: 220,231 people with Medicare in 2024

Tube feeding, IV nutrition and infusion

Insulin pumps, infusion pumps and syringes

Insulin pumps and supplies, external infusion pumps, IV poles, syringes and disposable drug delivery systems.

43 products
Most-used product: 62,201 people with Medicare in 2024
Tube feeding and IV nutrition

Tube-feeding formula, pumps, tubes and kits, and IV (parenteral) nutrition solutions and supplies.

50 products
Most-used product: 39,111 people with Medicare in 2024

Bed, home and bathroom

Hospital beds and bed accessories

Manual, semi-electric and heavy-duty hospital beds, rails, mattresses, trapeze bars and bed accessories.

42 products
Most-used product: 162,234 people with Medicare in 2024
Pressure-relief mattresses and pads

Alternating pressure pads, air and gel mattresses and overlays, and heel protectors.

23 products · 6 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 35,108 people with Medicare in 2024
Commodes, bath and toilet aids

Commode chairs, bedpans, urinals, bath and shower chairs, transfer benches and raised toilet seats.

25 products
Most-used product: 134,569 people with Medicare in 2024

Braces, prosthetics and footwear

Back and neck braces

Cervical collars, back braces (LSO, TLSO) and scoliosis braces.

117 products · 9 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 93,907 people with Medicare in 2024
Hip, knee, ankle and foot braces

Hip, knee and ankle braces, ankle-foot orthoses (AFO), walking boots and night splints.

182 products · 10 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 156,477 people with Medicare in 2024
Shoulder, arm, wrist and hand braces

Shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand braces and splints, and slings.

69 products · 2 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 165,212 people with Medicare in 2024
Orthopedic shoes and foot orthotics

Orthopedic shoes, foot inserts, arch supports, lifts and shoe modifications.

91 products
Most-used product: 792 people with Medicare in 2024
Artificial legs and arms

Leg and arm prostheses, sockets, knees, feet and hands, and prosthetic socks and liners.

367 products · 6 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 22,959 people with Medicare in 2024
Breast prostheses and mastectomy bras

Breast forms, mastectomy bras and sleeves.

12 products
Most-used product: 76,580 people with Medicare in 2024
Facial prostheses

Nasal, ear, orbital and other facial prostheses.

10 products
Most-used product: 196 people with Medicare in 2024
Brace and prosthesis repairs

Repairs, adjustments and replacement parts for braces and prostheses.

19 products
Most-used product: 5,074 people with Medicare in 2024

Wound care and compression

Wound care and dressings

Dressings, gauze, bandages, wound fillers and negative pressure wound therapy.

113 products
Most-used product: 119,489 people with Medicare in 2024
Compression garments and lymphedema pumps

Compression stockings, garments, wraps and bandages, and pneumatic compression pumps.

133 products · 2 need prior authorization
Most-used product: 35,649 people with Medicare in 2024

Vision, hearing and speech

Eyeglasses, contact lenses and low vision aids

Eyeglass frames and lenses, contact lenses and low vision aids.

112 products
Most-used product: 75,463 people with Medicare in 2024
Artificial eyes

Custom artificial eyes and scleral shells, and their polishing and refitting.

7 products
Most-used product: 9,138 people with Medicare in 2024
Hearing aids and cochlear implant parts

Hearing aids and listening devices, and cochlear implant and bone-anchored hearing device parts.

99 products
Speech generating devices and voice prostheses

Speech generating devices, communication boards, voice prostheses and electrolarynxes.

24 products
Most-used product: 3,080 people with Medicare in 2024

Therapy and stimulators

TENS units and electrical stimulators

TENS and NMES units, bone growth stimulators, other stimulators and their supplies.

43 products
Most-used product: 28,162 people with Medicare in 2024
Therapy equipment: traction, motion, heat and light

Traction, continuous passive motion, dynamic splints, heat and cold, light therapy and whirlpools.

83 products
Most-used product: 37,549 people with Medicare in 2024

Other

Defibrillators and heart and breathing monitors

Automatic and wearable defibrillators, and pacemaker and apnea monitors.

10 products
Most-used product: 19,234 people with Medicare in 2024
Breast pumps

Manual and electric breast pumps and their parts.

11 products
Other equipment and supplies

Protective helmets, repairs, catch-all codes and items without a category of their own.

58 products
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.