Cus elbo skt in for con/atyp
Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, below elbow/above elbow, 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 l6694 or l6695)
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L6696 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "L6696",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Cus elbo skt in for con/atyp",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "D1F",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "P",
"pricing_indicator": "38",
"action_effective_date": "2005-01-01"
},
"description": "Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, below elbow/above elbow, 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 l6694 or l6695)",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2005-01-01",
"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
Change history
L6696 has been in effect since 2005-01-01. 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/L6696 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L6696. 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.