Your VA benefits can cover in-Motion crutches.

That decision belongs to the VA, and it is made by your care team and your local Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service. What we can tell you is that both crutches have an established HCPCS code the VA already uses, and that naming the product and the code makes the request concrete instead of a general complaint about your current crutches. Nobody outside the VA can promise you an approval.

That is the Medicare answer, and it is a common mix-up. Medicare Part B does not cover E0117 under LCD L33733, whose policy article lists E0110 through E0116 and leaves E0117 out. VA health care is a separate system with its own rules, and it is not bound by that Medicare policy. If you are working with the VA, the Medicare exclusion is not the rule that applies to you.

For most veterans, equipment the VA issues for a service-connected condition carries no copay. What you pay, if anything, depends on your VA Priority Group and why the equipment is being issued. Your VA facility can tell you exactly where you land before anything is ordered. If you would rather not wait on the VA at all, you can buy the same crutches directly for $149 a pair.

It varies by facility and by how busy prosthetics is. Some veterans walk out of a Community Care appointment with crutches the same day; a VA medical center order more often takes a few weeks. Asking for the request or order number at the appointment gives you something specific to follow up on.

The post is spring loaded and articulating: it compresses on impact and returns that energy as you push off, instead of sending the shock straight up your arm. The tips pivot to stay flat on the ground at an angle. They hold up to 350 lb, weigh 2.2 lb each, are aluminium and fold.

Forearm crutches (E0110) carry the load through a cuff on your forearm and leave your hands free to open a door or carry something, which is why they are the usual choice for long-term or permanent use. Underarm crutches (E0117) are the familiar shape and are often easier to adapt to for a shorter recovery. Your provider should make the call with you, and we are happy to talk it through on the phone first.

No. This site is run by Millennial Medical, the company that manufactures the in-Motion crutch. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a contractor of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and we cannot approve, deny, or bill a VA claim. We publish this because veterans kept calling us asking which code to give their provider.

No. We do not bill the VA directly. The VA orders equipment through its own channels, which is why the useful thing we can give you is the exact product name, code and quantity to put in front of your provider. If you want to buy a pair yourself instead, you can do that on our store today.