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Round 2 Product Category Information Product categories are groupings of related items that are used to treat a similar medical condition. For Round 2, we are expanding the list of items bid in the Round 1 Rebid (see below for Round 1 Rebid items) by combining standard manual wheelchairs, standard power wheelchairs, and scooters to form a new expanded standard mobility device product category, expanding bidding for support surfaces throughout all Round 2 areas and adding negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories as an additional product category. Group 2 complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs, which were bid in the Round One Rebid, are not included in Round 2. The product categories for Round 2 are: - Oxygen, oxygen equipment, and supplies
- Standard (Power and Manual) wheelchairs, scooters, and related accessories
- Enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices and Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs) and related supplies and accessories
- Hospital beds and related accessories
- Walkers and related accessories
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories
- Support surfaces (Group 2 mattresses and overlays)
A list of the Round 2 items contained in each product category and the associated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes are available on the CBIC website. National Mail Order Competition
CMS will be conducting a national mail order competition for diabetic testing supplies at the same time as the Round 2 competition. A list of the items in the national mail order competition and the associated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes are available on the CBIC website. Round 1 Rebid Product Category Information The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) designated the product categories for the Round 1 Rebid of the competitive bidding program. Please note that these are the product categories that were selected for the initial Round 1 in 2007, except for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), which is excluded from the Round 1 Rebid, and group 3 complex rehabilitative wheelchairs, which are excluded from the Round 1 Rebid as well as all subsequent rounds of competition. The Round 1 Rebid includes the following product categories: - Oxygen Supplies and Equipment
- Standard Power Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Related Accessories
- Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs and Related Accessories (Group 2)
- Mail-Order Diabetic Supplies
- Enteral Nutrients, Equipment and Supplies
- CPAP, RADs, and Related Supplies and Accessories
- Hospital Beds and Related Accessories
- Walkers and Related Accessories
- Support Surfaces (Group 2 mattresses and overlays) in Miami
A list of the Round 1 Rebid items contained in each product category and the associated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes are available on the CBIC website.
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