Get Template For Diabetic Shoe Dispensal

If you are diabetic and have Medicare and Medicaid, you could be eligible for a pair of shoes and 3 pairs of moldable insoles. It is that easy! All you have to do is bring in your insurance cards and a prescription from your doctor.

The doctor who treats your diabetes must certify your need for therapeutic shoes or inserts.

How Individuals Qualify history of partial or complete foot amputation. history of previous foot ulceration. history of preulcerative callus. nerve damage because of diabetes with signs of problems with calluses. poor circulation. foot deformity.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer E11. 621 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E11.

A5500 is a standardized code for Medicare and other health insurance providers to provide healthcare claims. Diabetic shoes (sometimes referred to as extra depth, therapeutic shoes or Sugar Shoes) are intended to reduce the risk of skin breakdown in diabetics with pre-existing foot disease.

Diabetic Shoes (A5500)

How Individuals Qualify history of partial or complete foot amputation. history of previous foot ulceration. history of preulcerative callus. nerve damage because of diabetes with signs of problems with calluses. poor circulation. foot deformity.

Code A5507 is only to be used for not otherwise specified therapeutic modifications to the shoe or for repairs to a diabetic shoe(s). Deluxe features must be coded using code A5508.