Incontinence Aids
What Does the Health Insurance Company Pay?
Urinary incontinence can have a significant impact on the life of the people concerned. For many, the subject of incontinence is a taboo and a step towards isolation. However, those affected can continue to have an active social life with appropriate incontinence aids.
The supply of medical incontinence aids falls within the compulsory obligations of statutory health insurances. If you are suffering from incontinence, we recommend that you consult intensively with your treating physician to see if, and which, incontinence products are suitable for you.
Your doctor will then issue you with a prescription for medical aids, which should include
- the diagnosis,
- the exact name of the item prescribed and
- the quantity and
- supply period.
As a contractual partner of your health insurance company, we are here to support you as a manufacturer with years of experience in the field of incontinence care.
We usually provide our products free of charge.
Conditions for the Assumption of Costs for Incontinence Aids
The medical products required for drainage aids for incontinence care are supplies in accordance with Volume V of the Social Insurance Code (SGB V). They are therefore billable to the health insurance company. In order for your health insurance company to cover the cost of incontinence aids (e.g. catheters, urinal condoms, urine bags), some conditions must be met:
- Your incontinence disorder has been diagnosed by your treating physician and he/she has prescribed appropriate remedies.
- The chosen aid must be one of those registered in the list of medical appliances.
- The incontinence aid must meet one of the following conditions:
- enable participation in social life
- prevent serious functional damage or consequential damage
- be important for the treatment of a disease
- An authorisation is sometimes required from your health insurance company prior to the aids being delivered.
With UROMED as a leading supplier, you can count on a partner that provides the necessary aids safely and reliably!
What Will You Have to Pay?
As in other areas of healthcare, you must also make a statutory co-payment for incontinence aids. The top-up payment is ten per cent of the product price, but a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 Euros per month (applies to Germany). Furthermore, the top-up payment may not exceed the cost of the aid. The obligation to pay is not applicable to persons who are exempt from paying.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. We will be happy to explain the agreed terms of supply with your health insurance company.