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L6250

Elbow inter loc elbow forarm

Above elbow, molded double wall socket, internal locking elbow, forearm

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
1982-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L6250 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L6250",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Elbow inter loc elbow forarm",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "1996-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Above elbow, molded double wall socket, internal locking elbow, forearm",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1982-01-01",
    "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

L6250 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
1996-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L6250 has been in effect since 1982-01-01. 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 L6250 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L6250 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L6250. 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.