Richie Brace Medicare Reversal

Medicare Reversal The height requirement is being removed for the ankle-foot orthosis/ knee-ankle foot orthosis.

Update on the Richie Brace Ultra Brace and Medicare Coding Changes DME MAC Jurisdiction C News Ankle-Foot Orthoses/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses LCD related Policy Article - Revised- The related Policy Article for the Ankle-Foot Orthosis/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis is being revised. The Policy Article with an effective date of January 1, 2013 included Coding Guidelines for AFOs that included a height requirement. The height requirement is being removed. The effective date for the revised Policy Article is for dates of service on or after January 1, 2013. Read more... http://www.cgsmedicare.com/jc/pubs/news/2013/0213/cope21209.html Medicare has removed the height requirement that was effective January 1, 2013 and you can continue to dispense custom AFO devices which extend above the ankle. These do not have to reach the height of the head of the fibula. Dr. Richie will continue to offer the new Richie Brace Ultra as it is an innovative product which has clinical advantages over other braces. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, ComfortFit Labs

Richie Brace Medicare Change - Effective NOW

Effective January 1, 2013 Medicare will begin to enforce a new definition of custom ankle-foot orthoses. To meet the new Medicare requirements Dr. Richie has announced that their new Richie Brace Ultra is now available and meets all new Medicare guidelines for AFO design. The new Richie Brace Ultra will be available by the end of December and “Upgrade Kits” will be here in our lab and ready for any braces that you may have that have not been dispensed by the end of the year.

How this change affects you:

1.      Details of the new definition are on Dr. Richie’s announcement letter that we mailed to all  of our customers in late December.

2.      All Richie Braces that are dispensed by December 31, 2012 are fine as is and no further action is required

3.      If you dispense a Richie Brace to a Medicare patient after January 1, 2013 you will need to send it back to ComfortFit for installation of the “Upgrade Kit with Pre Tibial shell”. There is a small cost for the upgrade kit.

4.      Going forward, for all Medicare patients you will need to order the new Richie Brace Ultra. You will be required to use the STS Mid Leg casting sock for ALL Richie Brace Ultra orders (call ComfortFit for your sock requirements).

 

Please contact us for more information.

1-888-523-1600 or contact@comfortfitlabs.com

New Product Release

We have introduced a new product - a lace up ankle brace
The SportFit ankle brace is specifically designed for patient's with ankle instability. The indications are ankle sprains, recovery from ankle fractures, post-op, activity and sports related support for chronic instability.This is a commonly used brace for athletes to prevent ankle inversion/eversion. This brace is a good transistion for patient's coming out of a short leg walker. The brace is available in 6 sizes: XSmall, Small, Medium, Large, XLarge and XXLarge. The L code is L1902.

We are Thankful for You Our Customers

The ComfortFit Family wishes all of our customers and their families a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope all of you can celebrate this day with family and friends. We are truly thankful for you and appreciate your trust and loyalty. Count your blessings and be thankful for what you have in life.

We are excited about Our New Product!

Rigid Carbon Morton's Extension add to any of our Graphlite composite devices

 

ComfortFit now offers a rigid carbon Morton's Extension option for any of our graphlite composite devices. This modification is ideal when mobility of the first metatarsal joint must be immobilized drastically. ComfortFit also offers a full custom graphlite foot plate for patients that need their entire forefoot immobilized. If you have any questions please contact us directly at 1.888.523.1600, email us at contact@comfortfitlabs.com or visit our website at www.comfortfitlabs.com.

Have your patients' old orthotics refurbished

Money left in health accounts? Have your patients' old orthotics refurbished for one FLAT RATE price before the end of the year.

ComfortFit's new Single Flat Rate repair price for custom orthotics is simply genius. For a single flat rate, we will repair and refurbish orthotics made by any lab and all work is guaranteed for six months. Our repair service includes, but is not limited to, new top covers, new bottom covers, new posting, arch fill, poron extensions or poron over the shell and replacement of most standard accommodations. All of our materials are medical grade. Shell replacement is not included in this flat rate repair services. With the end of the year fast approaching, have your patients' use their health savings account to refurbish their old orthotics as a low cost alternative to a new pair of orthotics. Working with ComfortFit Labs is simple, affordable and quite frankly genius. For questions or to request repair order forms please call 888-523-1600 or visit www.comfortfitlabs.com.

*All repairs are eligible for our Comfort Zone 2 year protection plan

*A return freight charge of $9.75 will apply to each repair

*All materials are medical grade

*Shell replacement is not included in these repair services

* Flat Rate

 

 

We're Back

and up and running! Power has been restored at the lab and we have resumed business. We started shipping orders on Thursday and when  power was restored on Friday we started production. We will be shipping all outstanding orders via FedEx Overnight and FedEx Second Day air to expedite delivery. We are working through the weekend to get caught up and get all of our customers' orders delivered on time. Thank you for your patience and your prayers. The lab did not sustain any damage. Please be thinking of all of the families that have been devestated by Hurricane Sandy and keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We are so very lucky.
If you have any questions regarding your orders please contact us at 1.888.523.1600 or email us at contact@comfortfitlabs.com
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