L6935 HCPCS Level II Code: Below elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control of terminal device
HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS. Not a CPT code: CPT (HCPCS Level I) is a separate AMA code set that MedCoder does not publish. About HCPCS Level II
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Code status: Valid code · October 2026. A valid code in the CMS HCPCS Level II October 2026 file. Valid is not covered or payable: Medicare payment and coverage are shown below in CMS’s own terms.
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Below elbow myoelectronic ct
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Orthotics and prosthetics (pricing indicator 38)
- BETOS: D1F — Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 1996
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Coding context
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Contextual Map
Every relationship of L6935 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (15)
- L6900 — Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, thumb or one finger remaining[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6905 — Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, multiple fingers remaining[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6910 — Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, no fingers remaining[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6915 — Hand restoration (shading, and measurements included), replacement glove for above[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6920 — Wrist disarticulation, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal, switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6925 — Wrist disarticulation, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control of terminal device[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6930 — Below elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L6940 — Elbow disarticulation, external power, molded inner socket, removable humeral shell, outside locking hinges, forearm, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 7 more
Change history
- January 1, 1988 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Reference
Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — October 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
- Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources
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MedCoder.ai. "L6935 — Below elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control of terminal device." HCPCS Level II October 2026. https://medcoder.ai/hcpcs/code/l6935-below-elbow-external-power-self-suspended-inner-socket-removable-forearm
Change history
- January 1, 1988Added to the code setBelow elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control of terminal deviceHCPCS 1988 changes
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to L6935 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- L6910 — Hand restoration (casts, shading and measurements included), partial hand, with glove, no fingers remaining
- L6915 — Hand restoration (shading, and measurements included), replacement glove for above
- L6920 — Wrist disarticulation, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal, switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device
- L6925 — Wrist disarticulation, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control of terminal…
- L6930 — Below elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device
- L6940 — Elbow disarticulation, external power, molded inner socket, removable humeral shell, outside locking hinges, forearm, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control…
- L6945 — Elbow disarticulation, external power, molded inner socket, removable humeral shell, outside locking hinges, forearm, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger,…
- L6950 — Above elbow, external power, molded inner socket, removable humeral shell, internal locking elbow, forearm, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of…
- L6955 — Above elbow, external power, molded inner socket, removable humeral shell, internal locking elbow, forearm, otto bock or equal electrodes, cables, two batteries and one charger, myoelectronic control…
- L6960 — Shoulder disarticulation, external power, molded inner socket, removable shoulder shell, shoulder bulkhead, humeral section, mechanical elbow, forearm, otto bock or equal switch, cables, two…