Durable Medical Equipment Coding System (DMECS)

HCPCS Code L1686 Details

Short Description: HO post-op hip abduction

Long Description: HIP ORTHOSIS, ABDUCTION CONTROL OF HIP JOINT, POSTOPERATIVE HIP ABDUCTION TYPE, PREFABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT

Additional Search Terminology:

Product and Service Code(s): OR02 : ORTHOSES: PREFABRICATED (CUSTOM FITTED).

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Code History

Effective Date Type Notes
01/01/1989 Added to HCPCS Code Set
10/01/1993 Valid for DME MAC submission
01/01/1997 Long Description Change Old Long Description: - HO, ABDUCTION CONTROL OF HIP JOINT, POST-OPERATIVE HIP ABDUCTION TYPE, CUSTOM FITTED
01/01/2001 Long Description Change Old Long Description: - HO, ABDUCTION CONTROL OF HIP JOINT, POST-OPERATIVE HIP ABDUCTION TYPE

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L1686

Features

  • The device is manufactured in quantity without a specific beneficiary in mind.
  • Meets the DMEPOS Quality Standards (Appendix C) definition of more than minimal self-adjustment which requires the modification of the device to be fit by an individual with expertise.
  • Includes a semirigid or rigid waist band connected to a rigid upright, hip joint and rigid thigh cuffs.
  • The hip joint is adjustable for both hip abduction/adduction and hip extension/flexion.

Functions

  • Aligns and maintains the femur in abduction.
  • Provides hip flexion and extension range of motion control.

Corresponding prefabricated OTS HCPCS Code

  • None