Costs | What is a wrist orthosis?

Costs

The costs for a wrist orthosis vary greatly depending on the provider and design and can range roughly between 20 and 70 euros. You can often find inexpensive variants in sports stores or department stores. However, in many cases these are of lower quality.

In case of a serious injury or illness of the wrist, only a professional and high quality orthosis should be used, even if they are usually more expensive. In addition, the costs are often lower if you buy the wrist orthosis on the Internet. However, the advantage of buying them in a local medical supply store is that you get direct advice and have a contact person to answer any questions or difficulties you may have with the use of the orthosis. If medically justified, the majority of a prescribed wrist orthosis is covered by health insurance anyway.

Does the health insurance pay for it?

If the use of a wrist orthosis is medically reasonable and justified due to an injury or illness in the wrist area, both statutory and private health insurance companies usually pay the majority of the costs. The treating physician prescribes the aid on a prescription that can be redeemed in a medical supply store. Often a small co-payment by the patient is required for those with statutory health insurance