L5160 – Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, bent knee configuration, external knee joints, shin, sach foot
HCPCS Level II code · L codes: Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices
HCPCS codeL5160
- Long description
- Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, bent knee configuration, external knee joints, shin, sach foot
- Short description
- Mold socket bent knee shin s
- Pricing indicator
38Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
D1FProsthetic/Orthotic devices- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Last change
- January 1, 1996 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code L5160?
L5160 is a HCPCS Level II code for knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, bent knee configuration, external knee joints, shin, sach foot.
Does Medicare cover L5160?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby L codes
- L5000 – Partial foot, shoe insert with longitudinal arch, toe filler
- 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
- L5150 – Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, 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
- L5280 – Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
- L5301 – Below knee, molded socket, shin, sach foot, endoskeletal system
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.