PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES. Purchase of the following items when authorized in writing by the patient's attending physician: standard type artificial limb or eye, repairs to prosthetic appliances, ▇▇▇▇▇ socks, splints, trusses, casts, cervical collars, braces (excluding dental braces), catheters, urinary kits, external breast prostheses (following mastectomies), surgical brassieres (following mastectomies), ostomy supplies (where a surgical stoma exists), tracheotomy, and corrective prosthetic lenses and frames (once only for persons who lack an organic lens or after cataract surgery). Lymphedema sleeves/compression sleeves with a mean compression factor or 20mmHG, up to a maximum of 2 sleeves per body part of limb per calendar year, Wigs and hairpieces for patients with temporary hair loss as a result of medical treatment, up to a maximum of
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