Supplier
Better Lives LLC
Better Lives LLC was paid $289K by Medicaid between Jan 2019 and Mar 2019, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is L3916, Wrist hand orthosis, includes one or more nontorsion joint(s), elastic bands, turnbuckles, may include soft interface, straps, prefabricated, off-the-shelf — 25% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBETTER LIVES LLC
OMAHA, NE 68130
OMAHA, NE 68130
33aNPI1003117508assigned 11/15/2010
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$289K
24GClaims866
24DCodes billed10
24AFirst – last monthJan 2019 – Mar 2019
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Nebraska
Rank by total paid#26 of 89
Median peer was paid$129K
This provider vs. median2.2×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 866 | $289K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3916 | Wrist hand orthosis, includes one or more nontorsion joint(s), elastic bands, turnbuckles, may include soft interface, straps, prefabricated, off-the-shelf | 25% | 200 | 98 | $71K |
| L1845 | Knee orthosis, double upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise | 16% | 118 | 57 | $45K |
| L3761 | Elbow orthosis (eo), with adjustable position locking joint(s), prefabricated, off-the-shelf | 15% | 202 | 99 | $42K |
| E0217 | Water circulating heat pad with pump | 15% | 103 | 101 | $42K |
| L1932 | Ankle foot orthosis, rigid anterior tibial section, total carbon fiber or equal material, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise | 9.9% | 58 | 27 | $29K |
| L1833 | Knee orthosis, adjustable knee joints (unicentric or polycentric), positional orthosis, rigid support, prefabricated, off-the shelf | 5.7% | 32 | 16 | $16K |
| L0627 | Lumbar orthosis, sagittal control, with rigid anterior and posterior panels, posterior extends from l-1 to below l-5 vertebra, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise | 5.1% | 59 | 57 | $15K |
| L0457 | Tlso, flexible, provides trunk support, thoracic region, rigid posterior panel and soft anterior apron, extends from the sacrococcygeal junction and terminates just inferior to the scapular spine, restricts gross trunk motion in the sagittal plane, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral disks, includes straps and closures, prefabricated, off-the-shelf | 5.0% | 16 | 16 | $14K |
| L1971 | Ankle foot orthosis, plastic or other material with ankle joint, with or without dorsiflexion assist, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment | 4.3% | 32 | 16 | $12K |
| L1902 | Ankle orthosis, ankle gauntlet or similar, with or without joints, prefabricated, off-the-shelf | <1% | 46 | 23 | $2K |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialSUTKO, MELANIE (OWNER)