Shoes

“I am looking for clarification regarding dispensing a post-operative shoe in conjunction with performing a surgery (days before surgery, day of surgery or days following surgery). Can we have patients pay out of pocket for the device? Does the payer, Medicare or commercial carriers, factor into the rules?”

“I documented a women’s size 10.5 shoe measurement in my Medicare note and then ordered the shoes from my diabetic shoe supplier. The supplier mailed me a pair of men’s 8.5 shoes since they are essentially the same size as a woman’s 10.5. In an audit, would Medicare have a problem with the size discrepancy, since I have to document that I dispensed a men’s 8.5 rather than the originally fitted women’s 10.5?”