Description
The Professional Therapeutic Diabetic Shoes – A5500 are designed to provide a supportive footwear option for people with diabetes who qualify for therapeutic shoes. These depth shoes are designed to accommodate customized or multi-density inserts, helping create additional space inside the shoe for appropriate therapeutic inlays.
According to CMS coding guidelines, an A5500 depth shoe has a full-length heel-to-toe filler that provides at least 3/16 inch of additional depth when removed, is made from leather or another suitable material of equal quality, includes a shoe closure, and is available in full and half sizes with at least three widths.
Therapeutic diabetic shoes should be properly fitted and used according to the recommendations of the treating healthcare professional and applicable coverage requirements.
