L5150 – Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, external knee joints, shin, sach foot

Long description

Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, external knee joints, shin, sach foot

Short description

Mold sckt ext knee shin sach

Pricing indicator

38 Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

D1F Prosthetic/Orthotic devices

Added

January 1, 1982

Last change

January 1, 1996 – No change

Nearby L codes

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• L5010 – Partial foot, molded socket, ankle height, with toe filler
• L5020 – Partial foot, molded socket, tibial tubercle height, with toe filler
• L5050 – Ankle, symes, molded socket, sach foot
• L5060 – Ankle, symes, metal frame, molded leather socket, articulated ankle/foot
• L5100 – Below knee, molded socket, shin, sach foot
• L5105 – Below knee, plastic socket, joints and thigh lacer, sach foot
• L5160 – Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, bent knee configuration, external knee joints, shin, sach foot
• L5200 – Above knee, molded socket, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
• L5210 – Above knee, short prosthesis, no knee joint ('stubbies'), with foot blocks, no ankle joints, each
• L5220 – Above knee, short prosthesis, no knee joint ('stubbies'), with articulated ankle/foot, dynamically aligned, each
• L5230 – Above knee, for proximal femoral focal deficiency, constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
• L5250 – Hip disarticulation, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
• L5270 – Hip disarticulation, tilt table type; molded socket, locking hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
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