---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 409.50"
title: "42"
number: "409.50"
heading: "Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/409.50"
---

# §409.50. Coinsurance for durable medical equipment (DME) and applicable disposable devices furnished as a home health service.


The coinsurance liability of the beneficiary or other person for the following home health services is:

- (a) **DME—** 20 percent of the customary (insofar as reasonable) charge.
- (b) **An applicable disposable device (as defined in section 1834(s)(2) of the Act)—** 20 percent of the payment amount for the disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) device (as that term is defined in [§ 484.202](/cfr/42/484.202.md) of this chapter).

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 76796, Nov. 3, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 77874, Nov. 13, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 12541, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 76796, Nov. 3, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 77874, Nov. 13, 2023]