Health Insurance: Did You Know…

• Patients requiring a cranial prosthesis may be eligible for reimbursement under their health insurance plan?

• Doctors should prescribe a cranial prosthesis (not a “wig”), thus aiding a patient’s insurance claim process?

• Most insurance companies cover between 80 to 100 percent of a cranial prosthesis prescription?

• Patients may be reimbursed from their insurance companies for expenses related to the fitting and care of a cranial prosthesis as long as the stylist bills for such (and not a “wig”)?

Patients should check with their insurance company for details of their coverage regarding cranial prostheses?
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