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How to order incontinence supplies with Scotts

What happens between the first call and the first delivery, what your prescriber has to document, and how resupply runs afterward. Written for patients and the people helping them.

Key takeaways

  • Three things have to line up: a need, a prescriber’s order, and documentation in your chart. We handle the third with your prescriber so you do not have to.
  • We verify coverage before anything is delivered and tell you what your plan says your share is.
  • Resupply runs on the policy’s schedule, tracked by us and confirmed with you before each shipment.

How it works, step by step

  1. Tell us what you need. Call (800) 304-7030, start in the order wizard, or have your clinician send a referral with the documents attached. If you already use a product, the manufacturer code on the box is the most useful thing you can give us: it settles size, style and fit without guesswork.
  2. We verify your benefits first. Medicare Part B, Florida Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and most commercial plans. Before anything ships you hear what the plan covers and what your share is, and if it is not covered we say so and quote a private-pay option instead.
  3. We collect the order and the documentation from your prescriber. For incontinence supplies that usually means:
    • Coverage for incontinence supplies varies enormously by plan. Medicare Part B generally does not cover absorbent incontinence products; Florida Medicaid and some managed-care and long-term-care plans do, with a prescription and documentation
    • A written order and documentation of the underlying cause of incontinence, where the plan covers it
    • The quantities you actually use per day — be honest about this, as under-ordering is the most common cause of people running short
    You do not chase the paperwork; we do, and we tell you if something is missing.
  4. Delivery or shipping. Delivered and set up across South Florida, or shipped across Florida, with the instructions you need and a phone number for the questions that come later.
  5. Resupply, if it applies. Supplies that recur are tracked on the policy’s schedule. We check in before each shipment; nothing ships that you did not ask for. How automatic resupply works.

What Medicare looks for

Private-pay incontinence supplies is covered under Medicare policy LCD none, Private-pay opportunity - absorbent products are not an Original Medicare Part B benefit. In plain words, the chart has to show this: PRIVATE-PAY SALES OPPORTUNITY. Original Medicare Part B does not cover these absorbent products, so never present them as a Medicare-covered benefit. Quote the exact size, absorbency and usage quantity from Product Finder. Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial coverage varies by plan and must be verified before billing insurance. The diagnoses it names include unspecified urinary incontinence, stress incontinence, other specified urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence. Resupply under the policy is monthly, ongoing.

Policies change and plans differ; the link above is the current text. We do not publish allowances or quantity limits here because the number that applies to you depends on your plan and your chart. Ask us and we will tell you yours.

Products people order

The manufacturers’ own photographs, shown under our dealer agreements. Pick one to check coverage and order it; sizes and pack counts come next.

All incontinence product families

Brands we carry

First Quality, TENA, Tranquility, Medline, McKesson, Personal Care Products, Salk.

Questions people ask

Does Medicare pay for adult diapers?
Generally no — absorbent incontinence products are usually not a Medicare Part B benefit. Florida Medicaid and some Medicare Advantage and long-term-care plans do cover them. We check yours and tell you straight, rather than letting you find out from a bill.
How do I work out the right size?
Size on hips and waist, not on body weight. And absorbency should match your heaviest need, not your average — most people size for daytime and then have a problem overnight. Booster pads solve that. Our sizing guide →
Is the packaging discreet?
Yes. Plain outer boxes, no product description visible.

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About this guide

This is general information written to be useful, not medical advice, and it is not a coverage determination. It does not replace what your own clinician has told you about your own situation — where the two differ, follow your clinician.

We deliberately publish no prices, allowables or fee-schedule figures. Those vary by plan, state and year, and a stale number is worse than none. Call (800) 304-7030 and we will verify your actual benefit.

Not sure where to start?

Call us and tell us what happened — a surgery, a new diagnosis, a discharge date, a supply you keep running out of. We will tell you what is usually needed, check your benefits, and ask your prescriber for the order if you do not have one yet.