FDA approved conditions
As of this date, the following conditions have been listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as
appropriate for HBOT treatment and reimbursable under federal Medicare and Medicaide plans:
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning and carbon monoxide poisoning complicated by cyanide poisoning
- Clostridial myositis and myonecrosis
- Crush injury, compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic ischemias
- Decompression sickness
- Enhanced healing of selected problem wounds
- Exceptional blood loss anemia
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Osteomyelitis (refractory)
- Delayed radiation injury (soft tissue and bony necrosis)
- Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)
- Thermal bums
- Intercranial abscess
Contact your medical insurance provider to confirm if hyperbaric oxygen therapy is covered under your
policy as coverage varies from state to state.