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L3956

Add joint upper ext orthosis

Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
1997-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L3956 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L3956",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Add joint upper ext orthosis",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "1997-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1997-01-01",
    "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

L3956 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
1997-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L3956 has been in effect since 1997-01-01. 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

Look up L3956 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L3956 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L3956. 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.