Are analgesic pumps reimbursable?
Analgesia pumps are not reimbursable. According to the query of the official website of the Social Security Administration, the analgesic pump is a liquid input into the device, can maintain a stable concentration in the blood, so as to alleviate the pain symptoms brought about by the postoperative period, the analgesic pump belongs to the completely out-of-pocket expenses, not reimbursement. Analgesic pump is a common clinical postoperative analgesic medical equipment, mainly used in postoperative analgesia, postpartum analgesia, as well as late cancer analgesia, analgesic pump in the drug to pain relief, and occasionally add some anesthetic drugs, the device can control the rate of injection of painkillers, and according to the pain level of the appropriate use of the analgesic pump can be effective in relieving post-surgical incisional pain, to improve the quality of the patient's sleep, and help the patients to take deep breaths, cough, clear sputum, and reduce lung infections.