L6670 HCPCS Level II code: Upper extremity addition, hook to hand, cable adapter
L6670 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, hook to hand, cable adapter” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6670Upper extremity addition, hook to hand, cable adapter
Short description: Hook to hand cable adapter
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6670 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 L6670 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6670Upper extremity addition, hook to hand, cable adapter
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 L6670 mean?
L6670 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, hook to hand, cable adapter” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6670?
CMS lists L6670’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 L6670
All L codesL6647Upper 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 cableL6665Upper extremity addition, teflon, or equal, cable liningL6672Upper extremity addition, harness, chest or shoulder, saddle typeL6675Upper extremity addition, harness, (e.g., figure of eight type), single cable designL6676Upper extremity addition, harness, (e.g., figure of eight type), dual cable designL6677Upper extremity addition, harness, triple control, simultaneous operation of terminal device and elbowL6680Upper extremity addition, test socket, wrist disarticulation or below elbowL6682Upper extremity addition, test socket, elbow disarticulation or above elbow