L6025 — Transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device
L6025 is a HCPCS Level II code for transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device. It belongs to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated L6025 on December 31, 2014. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for L6025
- Long descriptor
- Transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device
- Short descriptor
- Part hand disart myoelectric
- Added
- January 1, 2003
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 38 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices and vision services. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to L6025
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L6025 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- L5988Addition to lower limb prosthesis, vertical shock reducing pylon feature
- L5990Addition to lower extremity prosthesis, user adjustable heel height
- L5991Addition to lower extremity prostheses, osseointegrated external prosthetic connector
- L5992All lower extremity prosthesis, foot shell for modular foot/non-solid ankle cushion heel (sach) replacement only
- L5999Lower extremity prosthesis, not otherwise specified
- L6000Partial hand, thumb remainingterminated
- L6010Partial hand, little and/or ring finger remainingterminated
- L6020Partial hand, no finger remainingterminated
- L6026Transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device, excludes terminal device(s)
- L6028Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without external power and/or passive prosthetic digit/thumb, not including inserts described by l6692
- L6029Upper extremity addition, test socket/interface, partial hand including fingers
- L6030Upper extremity addition, external frame, partial hand including fingers
- L6031Replacement socket/interface, partial hand including fingers, molded to patient model, for use with or without external power
- L6032Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, partial hand including fingers, ultralight material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)
- L6033Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, partial hand including fingers, acrylic material
- L6034Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s)/thumb, amputation at distal to metacarpal joint, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without external power and/or passive prosthetic digit/thumb, not including inserts described by l6692
Questions about L6025
What is HCPCS code L6025?
L6025 is a HCPCS Level II code for transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two batteries, charger, myoelectric control of terminal device. It sits in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section.
Does Medicare cover L6025?
The CMS HCPCS file marks L6025 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is L6025 still valid?
No. L6025 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.