L5681

Intl custm cong/latyp insert

Addition to lower extremity, below knee/above knee, custom fabricated socket insert for congenital or atypical traumatic amputee, silicone gel, elastomeric or equal, for use with or without locking mechanism, initial only (for other than initial, use code l5673 or l5679)

Code system: HCPCS Level II
Status: Active
Billable: Yes
In effect from: 2004-01-01

Request

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L5681 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

200 OK · application/json

{
  "data": {
    "code": "L5681",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Intl custm cong/latyp insert",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "2004-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Addition to lower extremity, below knee/above knee, custom fabricated socket insert for congenital or atypical traumatic amputee, silicone gel, elastomeric or equal, for use with or without locking mechanism, initial only (for other than initial, use code l5673 or l5679)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2004-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "artificial-limbs"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "artificial-limbs",
        "name": "Artificial limbs and prosthetics",
        "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 L5000-L8499"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

L5681 in the HCPCS file

betos: D1F
coverage: C
action code: N
type of service: P
pricing indicator: 38
action effective date: 2004-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L5681 has been in effect since 2004-01-01. 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 L5681 from code or an agent

curl

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L5681 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

MCP prompt

Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L5681. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

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Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.