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Nasogastric Feeding Tube
✓ Medicare Part B Covered
✓ Verified Equipment
● Available Now
A flexible feeding tube passed through the nose into the stomach for short-term enteral nutrition delivery.
Medicare HCPCS Billing Code
B4086
Medicare Part B Coverage
Medically necessary DME — covered when prescribed by your doctor
Annual Deductible
$240 (2024)
Medicare Pays
80% of approved amount
Your Cost
20% (may be $0 with supplement)
Medicare Coverage for Nasogastric Feeding Tube
Nasogastric Feeding Tube is covered by Medicare Part B as durable medical equipment (DME) when medically necessary. Your doctor must prescribe the equipment and you must purchase it from a Medicare-enrolled supplier.
Medicare covers feeding tubes as part of enteral nutrition benefit when patient has a functional GI tract but cannot take oral nutrition.
What You'll Pay
- 1 Meet your Medicare Part B deductible ($240 in 2024)
- 2 Medicare pays 80% of the approved amount
- 3 You pay the remaining 20% — may be $0 with a Medicare Supplement plan