| HMO | Foot Care |
| Aetna US Healthcare | Covers: Medically necessary reduction of nails, calluses and corns. |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Excludes: Palliative, cosmetic, or routine foot care. |
| CIGNA / Healthsource | Covers: Foot care for members with a diabetes diagnosis that is medically necessary.
Limits: Prior authorization may be necessary. Excludes: Foot care for routine nail cutting, corns, calluses, flat feet, fallen arches, weak feet or chronic foot strain. |
| Doctors Health Plan | Excludes: Foot care for routine nail cutting, corns, calluses, flat feet, fallen arches, weak feet or chronic foot strain. |
| Generations | Covers: Routine foot care for diabetic or other metabolic or peripheral vascular disease.
Excludes: Routine care. |
| Optimum Choice | Excludes: Routine foot care. |
| PARTNERS | Excluded. |
| Coventry/Principal Health Care of the Carolinas | Excluded. Also excludes services provided by podiatrists unless prior authorization is given by the PCP and Coventry/Principal. |
| QualChoice | Excludes routine foot care. |
| The Wellness Plan of North Carolina, Inc. | Covers: Bone and tissue surgery for bunions and surgery for ingrown toenails. Routine foot care is covered for diabetic patients.
Excludes: Foot care for routine nail cutting, corns, calluses, flat feet, fallen arches, weak feet or chronic foot strain. Also excludes supportive devices and manipulations of the foot. |
| United HealthCare | Covers: Foot care when medically necessary and provided by a participating provider. |
| WellPath | Covers: Non-routine foot care.
Excludes: Routine foot care, including treatment of flat feet, corns, bunions, calluses, and ingrown toenails. Also excludes arch supports and other foot support devices, elastic stockings, corrective orthopedic shoes, orthotic shoe inserts, braces, splints or other foot care items. |