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Are Huggers covered by Insurance as a post-surgical and lymphedema compression bra?

Yes! Huggers are eligible for coverage by most public & private insurance as a pocketed post-surgical bra / binder and lymphedema bra or garment. Yay!

Our Huggers are eligible for coverage by most private and public insurance as a pocketed post-surgical bra and lymphedema gradient compression bra or garment for 24/7 (day/night) use, particularly during key recovery times.  Specific eligibility and coverage per patient requirement to be determined by your Insurance Provider or Coordinator. πŸ’›


Are you a Medical Professional?

Typical HCPCS Codes utilized, to be confirmed by your Insurance Provider or Coordinator specific to your patient's requirements, are:

  • Post-Surgical Pocketed Compression Bra / Binder -
    • L8000, L8001, L8002, L8015
  • Lymphedema Gradient Compression Bra and Gradient Compression Garment –
    • A6528,  A6568, A6549, A6589
    • Links to additional Medicare information resources:

Are you a Patient?

Here are some possible resources to assist in the verification and coordination of insurance coverage for your post-surgical pocketed compression bras and/or lymphedema compression bras and garments:

  • Ask your Local Store  Give your local Store a call to see if they can assist you with a Hugger & insurance coordination. Don’t see your Store? Let us know and we can reach out to them :)

  • A few online insurance verification & coordination providers available to you in the US (list is not exclusive):
  • Private Insurance: Reach out to your private insurance provider to request coverage verification and reimbursement information.
  • Medicare Lymphedema Bra and Garment coverage information link:

For your convenience, we provide a digital receipt/invoice with every Prairie Wear order confirmation e-mail that you or your patient can submit for reimbursement requests.  Please note, Prairie Wear does not coordinate, verify or process insurance requests - we just make really awesome compression bras that are made to help you & your patients feel better & get better.

 

Thank you for this opportunity to be a part of your support team, we appreciate it πŸ’›

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