Durable Medical Equipment (DME)




Durable medical equipment (DME) is equipment that helps you complete your daily activities. It includes a variety of items, such as walkers, wheelchairs, and oxygen tanks.
- Is durable, meaning it is able to withstand repeated use
- Serves a medical purpose
- Is appropriate for use in the home, although you can also use it outside the home
DME that Medicare covers include, but isn’t limited to:
- Hospital beds
- Wheelchairs
- Rollator
- Canes
- Commode chairs
- Crutches
- Nebulizers & nebulizer medications
- Pressure-reducing support surfaces
- Walkers
Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) category, Medicare Part B also covers:
- Prosthetic devices that replace all or part of an internal bodily organ
- Prosthetics, like artificial legs, arms, and eyes
- Orthotics, like rigid or semi-rigid leg, arm, back, and neck braces
- Certain medical supplies
- OTS body braces
- Shoes & Inserts
CAM Boot, Pneumatic Boot