Payment for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment

40.5 - Payment for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment (Rev. 1532, Issued: 06-11-08, Effective: 07-01-08, Implementation: 07-07-08) The monthly payment amounts for oxygen and oxygen equipment are equal to the single payment amounts established for the following classes of items: • Stationary oxygen equipment (including stationary oxygen concentrators) and oxygen contents (stationary and portable) • Portable equipment only (gaseous or liquid tanks) • Oxygen generating portable equipment (OGPE) only (used in lieu of traditional portable oxygen equipment/tanks) • Stationary oxygen contents (for beneficiary-owned stationary liquid or gaseous equipment) • Portable oxygen contents (for beneficiary-owned portable liquid or gaseous equipment) In cases where a supplier is furnishing both stationary oxygen contents and portable oxygen contents, the supplier is paid both the single payment amount for stationary oxygen contents and the single payment amount for portable oxygen contents. The payment amounts for purchase of supplies and accessories used with beneficiary-owned oxygen equipment are equal to the single payment amounts established for the supply or accessory.