L6645 HCPCS Level II code: Upper extremity addition, shoulder flexion-abduction joint, each
L6645 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, shoulder flexion-abduction joint, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6645Upper extremity addition, shoulder flexion-abduction joint, each
Short description: Shoulder flexion-abduction j
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6645 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 L6645 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6645Upper extremity addition, shoulder flexion-abduction joint, each
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 L6645 mean?
L6645 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, shoulder flexion-abduction joint, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6645?
CMS lists L6645’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 L6645
All L codesL6635Upper extremity addition, lift assist for elbowL6637Upper extremity addition, nudge control elbow lockL6638Upper extremity addition to prosthesis, electric locking feature, only for use with manually powered elbowL6640Upper extremity additions, shoulder abduction joint, pairL6641Upper extremity addition, excursion amplifier, pulley typeL6642Upper extremity addition, excursion amplifier, lever typeL6646Upper extremity addition, shoulder joint, multipositional locking, flexion, adjustable abduction friction control, for use with body powered or external powered systemL6647Upper extremity addition, shoulder lock mechanism, body powered actuatorL6648Upper extremity addition, shoulder lock mechanism, external powered actuatorL6650Upper extremity addition, shoulder universal joint, eachL6655Upper extremity addition, standard control cable, extraL6660Upper extremity addition, heavy duty control cable