L5686

Bk back check

Addition to lower extremity, below knee, back check (extension control)

Code system: HCPCS Level II
Status: Active
Billable: Yes
In effect from: 1986-01-01

Request

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L5686 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

200 OK · application/json

{
  "data": {
    "code": "L5686",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Bk back check",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "1986-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Addition to lower extremity, below knee, back check (extension control)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1986-01-01",
    "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

L5686 in the HCPCS file

betos: D1F
coverage: C
action code: N
type of service: P
pricing indicator: 38
action effective date: 1986-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L5686 has been in effect since 1986-01-01. 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 L5686 from code or an agent

curl

curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L5686 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"

MCP prompt

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