Metacarp fx orthosis pre ots
Hand orthosis, metacarpal fracture orthosis, prefabricated, off-the-shelf
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L3918 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "L3918",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Metacarp fx orthosis pre ots",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "D1F",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "P",
"pricing_indicator": "38",
"action_effective_date": "2014-01-01"
},
"description": "Hand orthosis, metacarpal fracture orthosis, prefabricated, off-the-shelf",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2014-01-01",
"care_categories": [
"braces-and-orthotics"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "braces-and-orthotics",
"name": "Braces and orthotics",
"confidence": 0.9,
"derivation": "source_stated",
"evidence": [
{
"url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
"anchor": "HCPCS Level II range L0100-L4999"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
L3918 has been in effect since 2014-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.
Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.
Use it
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L3918 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L3918. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.
Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.