Will Medicare DME pay for a reclining medical chair short term?

We're talking about a Neck surgery here! I doubt that you will need a wheelchair. To be perfectly honest, I've had 2 neck surgeries, 2 level herniated discs, with discectomy and fusions, both done front the front of my neck, the second surgery required stabilization using a titanium plate and four screws. And honestly, the recovery time and post operative pain, was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. My husband had a cervical discectomy, postereriorly, as you are having, 6his first three days, he had some pretty bad muscular swelling and pain, but this quickly subsided, and was controlled with pain medications. I know that you are feeling frightened about your upcoming surgery, as I was too, but it honesty wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! I hope this helps to reassure you, and makes it not quite as scary as it all sounds! Good luck, it will be so much better once it's all over!

probably not a reclining chair, but if the rest of your medical condition will qualify you for a power wheelchair, you can get that, and have the doctor order the reclining back, and then if it's a hover round, decline it on delivery, because they charge for it, 349.00 last i checked, and then remove the 90 cent cotter pin, and the chair will recline. Then you have a reclining chair, a bit of mobility, and the most that would cost you is the price of a neck rest, which is about 70.00, which is not covered, usually.

This isn't a comparable situation, but my sister had a surgery sometime between 1995 and 1999 and had to keep her head lowered for a few weeks. I don't recall the type of surgery, but she even had to eat with her face down. It just could not be held upright.

She asked her physician about a special chair and was provided one, although I believe she was working at that time so she had insurance through the hospital at which she worked. And that probably was more generous than Medicare.

She really needed it b/c everything had to be done with her face lowered; it couldn't be held upright at all.

When you contact your surgeon, couch your request in terms of "medical necessity."

Also, I've had 2 neck surgeries, and never found the need specifically for a recliner, you usually have to wear a neck brace for a number of weeks, unless things have changed, this was 15 years ago.

Another idea would be to look on Craigslist, as sometimes you can find recliners pretty inexpensively on ther, along with many other medical supplies.

I've never seem a medical supply that offered short term rentals on recliners. You can probably look online. I know at one time the only portion of the recliner that Medicare would pay for was the lift portion of a chair and that depended on specific diagnosis if I remember correctly. Would a hospital bed work? You can get those short term.

Ask the surgeon before you have the fusion; she/he or the staff will be able to check for you - they'll have the diagnostic codes and enough information to give you an answer.