L6620 HCPCS Level II code: Upper extremity addition, flexion/extension wrist unit, with or without friction
L6620 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, flexion/extension wrist unit, with or without friction” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6620Upper extremity addition, flexion/extension wrist unit, with or without friction
Short description: Flexion/extension wrist unit
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6620 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1986
Where L6620 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6620Upper extremity addition, flexion/extension wrist unit, with or without friction
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code L6620 mean?
L6620 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, flexion/extension wrist unit, with or without friction” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6620?
CMS lists L6620’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside L6620
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