L6890 HCPCS Level II code: Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment
L6890 is the HCPCS code for “Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6890Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment
Short description: Prefab glove for term device
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6890 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 L6890 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6890Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment
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 L6890 mean?
L6890 is the HCPCS code for “Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6890?
CMS lists L6890’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 L6890
All L codesL6880Electric hand, switch or myoelectric controlled, independently articulating digits, any grasp pattern or combination of grasp patterns, includes motor(s)L6881Automatic grasp feature, addition to upper limb electric prosthetic terminal deviceL6882Microprocessor control feature, addition to upper limb prosthetic terminal deviceL6883Replacement socket, below elbow/wrist disarticulation, molded to patient model, for use with or without external powerL6884Replacement socket, above elbow/elbow disarticulation, molded to patient model, for use with or without external powerL6885Replacement socket, shoulder disarticulation/interscapular thoracic, molded to patient model, for use with or without external powerL6895Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, glove for terminal device, any material, custom fabricatedL6900Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, thumb or one finger remainingL6905Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, multiple fingers remainingL6910Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, no fingers remainingL6915Hand restoration (shading, and measurements included), replacement glove for aboveL6920Wrist disarticulation, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal, switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of…