Definition
Programs that pay for or provide food and beverage thickeners (to help prevent aspiration while allowing patients to receive adequate hydration), specialized cups and other drinking aids, eating and feeding aids, oral stimulation/hygiene tools, and other similar products to help people who have problems swallowing liquids or solid food. Also included may be prosthetics/appliances (e.g., palatal obturator, palatal lift prosthesis) that can be used to normalize pressures and movements in the intraoral cavity and improve swallowing efficiency and function.
URL Name
LH-5000-7980
Third Level Code
LH-5000
Taxonomy Code
LH-5000.7980
Parent Code
LH-5000
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LH
Fourth Level Code
LH-5000-7980
Use References
Dysphagia Products
Publication Status
Draft