L6686 HCPCS Level II code: Upper extremity addition, suction socket
L6686 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, suction socket” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6686Upper extremity addition, suction socket
Short description: Suction socket
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6686 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, 1988
Where L6686 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6686Upper extremity addition, suction socket
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 L6686 mean?
L6686 is the HCPCS code for “Upper extremity addition, suction socket” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6686?
CMS lists L6686’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 L6686
All L codesL6675Upper 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 elbowL6684Upper extremity addition, test socket, shoulder disarticulation or interscapular thoracicL6687Upper extremity addition, frame type socket, below elbow or wrist disarticulationL6688Upper extremity addition, frame type socket, above elbow or elbow disarticulationL6689Upper extremity addition, frame type socket, shoulder disarticulationL6690Upper extremity addition, frame type socket, interscapular-thoracicL6691Upper extremity addition, removable insert, eachL6692Upper extremity addition, silicone gel insert or equal, with or without locking mechanism, each