Question

a patient who receives medicare presents to the pharmacy with a prescription for a walker. a pharmacy technician should recognize that a walker should be billed to which of the following medicare programs?

part d

part c

part b

part a

Explanation:

To determine the correct Medicare program for billing a walker, we analyze each part:

• Part D: Covers prescription drugs, not durable medical equipment (DME) like a walker.
• Part C: Medicare Advantage plans, which are private and cover what Parts A and B cover, but the walker is a DME typically covered by Part B.
• Part B: Covers durable medical equipment (DME) such as walkers, along with other outpatient services.
• Part A: Covers inpatient hospital stays, skilled nursing facility care, etc., not DME.

So a walker (DME) is billed to Medicare Part B.

Answer:

C. Part B