L6708 HCPCS Level II code: Terminal device, hand, mechanical, voluntary opening, any material, any size
L6708 is the HCPCS code for “Terminal device, hand, mechanical, voluntary opening, any material, any size” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6708Terminal device, hand, mechanical, voluntary opening, any material, any size
Short description: Term dev mech hand vol open
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6708 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, 2007
Where L6708 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6708Terminal device, hand, mechanical, voluntary opening, any material, any size
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 L6708 mean?
L6708 is the HCPCS code for “Terminal device, hand, mechanical, voluntary opening, any material, any size” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6708?
CMS lists L6708’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 L6708
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