Hospital Beds – Medicare Reimbursement: 'Variable Height' Bed

Hospital Beds - Medicare Reimbursement: 'Variable Height' Bed

All Manual Adjustments
•	Head section
•	Foot section
•	Height
Medicare Category
•	"Variable Height" Bed
Medicare Guidelines

Medicare Guidelines

"Variable Height" Hospital Bed

One of the two requirements for a standard fixed-height bed:
1. The person requires positioning of the body in ways not feasible in an ordinary bed (i.e., the head/upper body needs to be elevated more than 30°) OR
2. He or she requires special attachments (e.g., traction equipment) that cannot be fixed and used on an ordinary bed.
AND
The person's condition (i.e., arthritis, fractured hip, cardiac disease, stroke) must require a bed height different than a fixed height to permit transfers to a chair, a wheelchair or standing position.

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Narration:

If the hospital bed requires manual adjustments for the head, foot, and height, Medicare classifies this as a "variable height" bed; there are no electric controls. Keep in mind though, that even though this bed is classified as a "variable height" bed, the foot and head sections also adjust.