L1690 Prefabricated Bilateral Lumbo-sacral Hip Orthosis - Correct Coding - Revised


The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) have noticed a substantial increase in claim submission for L1690 (COMBINATION, BILATERAL, LUMBO-SACRAL, HIP, FEMUR ORTHOSIS PROVIDING ADDUCTION AND INTERNAL ROTATION CONTROL, PREFABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT). The DME MACs and the Pricing, Data Analysis and Coding (PDAC) Contractor are providing this article to educate suppliers to correctly code products which are described by this L-code.

Read the complete advisory article, L1690 Prefabricated Bilateral Lumbo-sacral Hip Orthosis - Correct Coding - Revised.



Last Updated: 08/31/2021

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