Medical equipment - Health Choice C

Medical equipment includes:

  • Artificial limbs or other prosthetic appliances, including breast prothesis limited to $200 in a calendar year
  • Orthopaedic shoes and orthotics, limited to $200 in a calendar year
  • Splints, crutches and braces, limited to $500 in a calendar year
  • Casts
  • Wigs and hairpieces, limited to $500 in a lifetime
  • Oxygen
  • Diagnostic laboratory and x-ray examinations
  • Blood glucose monitor, limited to $300 during a 5 year period
  • Rental, or purchase at our option, of durable equipment which is required for use in the patient's home and is approved by us. Eligible durable equipment includes, but is not limited to, items such as:
    • wheel chairs, limited to a $4,000 lifetime maximum
    • walkers
    • hospital beds, $1,500 lifetime maximum 
    • traction kits

For provincially-funded equipment and services, you must apply to your province for reimbursement first. The unpaid portion can then be submitted for coverage by your Health Coverage Choice.