Durable Medical Equipment Coding System (DMECS)

HCPCS Code L1832 Details

Short Description: KO ADJ JNT POS R SUP PRE CST

Long Description: KNEE ORTHOSIS, ADJUSTABLE KNEE JOINTS (UNICENTRIC OR POLYCENTRIC), POSITIONAL ORTHOSIS, RIGID SUPPORT, PREFABRICATED ITEM THAT HAS BEEN TRIMMED, BENT, MOLDED, ASSEMBLED, OR OTHERWISE CUSTOMIZED TO FIT A SPECIFIC PATIENT BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH EXPERTISE

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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: - KO, ADJUSTABLE KNEE JOINTS, POSITIONAL ORTHOSIS, RIGID SUPPORT, CUSTOM FITTED
01/01/2001 Long Description Change Old Long Description: - KO, ADJUSTABLE KNEE JOINTS, POSITIONAL ORTHOSIS, RIGID SUPPORT
01/01/2006 Long Description Change Old Long Description: - KNEE ORTHOSIS, ADJUSTABLE KNEE JOINTS, POSITIONAL ORTHOSIS, RIGID SUPPORT, PREFABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT
01/01/2014 Long Description Change Old Long Description: - KNEE ORTHOSIS, ADJUSTABLE KNEE JOINTS (UNICENTRIC OR POLYCENTRIC), POSITIONAL ORTHOSIS, RIGID SUPPORT, PREFABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT

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