L5410 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension, below knee, each additional cast change and realignment

Long description

Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension, below knee, each additional cast change and realignment

Short description

Postop dsg bk ea add cast ch

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, 1986

Last change

January 1, 1996 – No change

Nearby L codes

• 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
• L5312 – Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, single axis knee, pylon, sach foot, endoskeletal system
• L5321 – Above knee, molded socket, open end, sach foot, endoskeletal system, single axis knee
• L5331 – Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot
• L5341 – Hemipelvectomy, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot
• L5400 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment, suspension, and one cast change, below knee
• L5420 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension and one cast change 'ak' or knee disarticulation
• L5430 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, incl. fitting, alignment and supension, 'ak' or knee disarticulation, each additional cast change and realignment
• L5450 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of non-weight bearing rigid dressing, below knee
• L5460 – Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of non-weight bearing rigid dressing, above knee
• L5500 – Initial, below knee 'ptb' type socket, non-alignable system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, plaster socket, direct formed
• L5505 – Initial, above knee - knee disarticulation, ischial level socket, non-alignable system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, plaster socket, direct formed
• L5510 – Preparatory, below knee 'ptb' type socket, non-alignable system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, plaster socket, molded to model
• L5520 – Preparatory, below knee 'ptb' type socket, non-alignable system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, thermoplastic or equal, direct formed