L5648 – Addition to lower extremity, above knee, air, fluid, gel or equal, cushion socket

Long description

Addition to lower extremity, above knee, air, fluid, gel or equal, cushion socket

Short description

Above knee cushion socket

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, 2004 – No change

Nearby L codes

• L5639 – Addition to lower extremity, below knee, wood socket
• L5640 – Addition to lower extremity, knee disarticulation, leather socket
• L5642 – Addition to lower extremity, above knee, leather socket
• L5643 – Addition to lower extremity, hip disarticulation, flexible inner socket, external frame
• L5644 – Addition to lower extremity, above knee, wood socket
• L5645 – Addition to lower extremity, below knee, flexible inner socket, external frame
• L5646 – Addition to lower extremity, below knee, air, fluid, gel or equal, cushion socket
• L5647 – Addition to lower extremity, below knee suction socket
• L5649 – Addition to lower extremity, ischial containment/narrow m-l socket
• L5650 – Additions to lower extremity, total contact, above knee or knee disarticulation socket
• L5651 – Addition to lower extremity, above knee, flexible inner socket, external frame
• L5652 – Addition to lower extremity, suction suspension, above knee or knee disarticulation socket
• L5653 – Addition to lower extremity, knee disarticulation, expandable wall socket
• L5654 – Addition to lower extremity, socket insert, symes, (kemblo, pelite, aliplast, plastazote or equal)
• L5655 – Addition to lower extremity, socket insert, below knee (kemblo, pelite, aliplast, plastazote or equal)
• L5656 – Addition to lower extremity, socket insert, knee disarticulation (kemblo, pelite, aliplast, plastazote or equal)