Parkinson's app: no DiGA, but the health insurance programme ParkinsonGo
There is currently no DiGA for Parkinson's disease. But 20 German health insurers cover a digital care programme: ParkinsonGo – an app with physiotherapy exercises, motion sensors on your shoes that record your gait quality, and support from Parkinson specialists. Check below whether your insurer takes part. DiGA data as of 13/11/2026.
Not a DiGA · programme of individual health insurers
Health insurance programme: ParkinsonGo
Disclosure: DUX Healthcare, publisher of this directory, is in business contact with Portabiles HealthCare Technologies GmbH. Portabiles does not pay for this page. The information on the programme comes from the provider and the participating health insurers.
ParkinsonGo is a special-care programme under § 140a SGB V. 20 German statutory health insurers currently cover it for their members with Parkinson's disease. It is not a DiGA, which is why it is not listed in the BfArM DiGA directory. The programme is available in German only.
The provider is Portabiles HealthCare Technologies GmbH, Erlangen. The programme has been running since January 2024; company health insurers (BKKs) and the university hospitals of Erlangen and Marburg were involved in its launch (press release, January 2024).
How ParkinsonGo works (according to the provider)
Gait analysis in everyday life: Small motion sensors on your shoes measure how you walk. The app analyses the measurements and makes fluctuations in your mobility visible.
Exercise training: The app puts together physiotherapy exercises and tips for everyday life, matched to your measured gait.
Symptom diary: You record in the app how you are doing in everyday life.
Parkinson nurse: A Parkinson specialist (telenurse) sets up the sensors with you, advises you by phone in everyday life and analyses your data, which she prepares in a report for your neurology practice.
Reports for your practice: Measurements and calls result in reports for your neurologist. This shows the practice how you are doing at home – as a basis for adjusting your therapy when needed.
Your treatment stays with your neurologist; the telenurse supports you.
According to the provider, ParkinsonGo was developed together with neurologists, Parkinson nurses and physiotherapists.
Does your health insurer take part?
Who can take part (according to the provider)
You are insured with a participating health insurer.
You have been diagnosed with primary Parkinson’s disease (ICD-10-GM G20.0, G20.1 or G20.9).
You can walk 4 × 10 metres without help from another person; walking aids are allowed.
You use a smartphone (Android 9 or later, or iPhone); relatives may help.
You understand German well enough.
You do not take part in another programme of your health insurer with digital elements for Parkinson’s disease at the same time.
The provider checks whether you can take part. Exclusion criteria are listed on its page for doctors (in German).
How to sign up (according to the provider)
Install the ParkinsonGo app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account.
Confirm the declaration of participation and the consent to data processing in the app, and enter the insurance number from your health card.
The provider checks whether your health insurer takes part and sends you the sensors.
The telenurse helps with the setup. The provider involves your neurologist or finds a participating practice near you.
Participation lasts 18 months. You can withdraw within two weeks by notifying your health insurer.
The BfArM category 'Diseases of the nervous system' lists 3 DiGAs: two for Multiple Sclerosis, one for Aphasia. None is listed for Parkinson's diagnoses.
Whether and when is open. BfArM lists new DiGAs on an ongoing basis. This directory syncs its data with BfArM daily; as soon as a DiGA for Parkinson's disease is listed, it appears on this page. New listings: New DiGAs.
Frequently asked questions: Parkinson's app, DiGA and ParkinsonGo
No. The BfArM DiGA directory currently (as of 13/11/2026) lists no DiGA for the diagnoses G20 to G22. There is, however, ParkinsonGo: a care programme with an app, motion sensors and a Parkinson nurse that 20 German statutory health insurers cover for their members. ParkinsonGo is not a DiGA. As soon as a DiGA for Parkinson's disease is listed, it appears on this page.
There is currently no prescription app (DiGA) for Parkinson's disease in Germany. But 20 German statutory health insurers cover the costs of ParkinsonGo for their members: a care programme with an app, motion sensors on the shoes and support from a Parkinson nurse. ParkinsonGo is not a DiGA but special care under § 140a SGB V. The insurer check on this page shows whether your health insurer takes part.
ParkinsonGo is a care programme for people with Parkinson's disease in Germany – not a DiGA. According to the provider, it comprises an app with physiotherapy exercises and a symptom diary, motion sensors on the shoes for gait analysis, advice by phone from a Parkinson nurse, and reports for the neurology practice. The provider is Portabiles HealthCare Technologies GmbH, Erlangen. 20 German statutory health insurers cover the programme for their members as special care under § 140a SGB V. The programme is available in German only.
No. ParkinsonGo is a special-care programme that individual health insurers cover for their members. It is not listed in the BfArM DiGA directory and is not prescribed.
20 health insurers: Audi BKK, BIG direkt gesund, BKK Akzo Nobel Bayern, BKK Freudenberg, BKK Herkules, BKK Linde, BKK MAHLE, BKK PwC, BKK Scheufelen, BKK VDN, BKK VerbundPlus, BKK Werra-Meissner, BKK ZF & Partner, BKK24, Continentale Betriebskrankenkasse, energie-BKK, Koenig & Bauer BKK, Merck BKK, R+V Betriebskrankenkasse and WMF Betriebskrankenkasse. As of 14/10/2026, according to the provider.
According to the provider, in the ParkinsonGo app: create an account, confirm the declaration of participation and the consent, and enter your insurance number. The provider checks your health insurer, sends the sensors and involves your neurologist.
For members of the participating health insurers, the insurer covers the costs. If your insurer does not take part, you can ask it to join the programme or to cover the costs in your individual case – there is a letter template at the insurer check above.
G20Parkinson disease
G21Secondary parkinsonism
G22Parkinsonism in diseases classified elsewhere
Source: ICD-10 2019 (WHO)
That is possible if your health insurer has signed a contract for it, for example for special care under § 140a SGB V. Such programmes are only available to members of the participating insurers. Ask your health insurer which programmes it offers.
No medical advice: this information does not replace talking to your doctor.