42 CFR § 409.50 - Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s409.50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 409.50 - Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "409.50"
section_name: "Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "409"
part_name: "HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 12541, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "409"
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# 409.50 Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service.
The coinsurance liability of the beneficiary or other person for the following home health services is:
(a) DME—20 percent of the customary (insofar as reasonable) charge.
(b) An applicable disposable device (as defined in section 1834(s)(2) of the Act)—20 percent of the payment amount for the disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) device (as that term is defined in § 484.202 of this chapter).
[81 FR 76796, Nov. 3, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 77874, Nov. 13, 2023]