Advanced Search

HCPCS Code for Static or dynamic ankle foot orthosis, including soft interface material, adjustable for fit, for positioning, may be used for minimal ambulation, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise L4396

HCPCS code L4396 for Static or dynamic ankle foot orthosis, including soft interface material, adjustable for fit, for positioning, may be used for minimal ambulation, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise as maintained by CMS falls under Other Lower Extremity Orthotics .

Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

Request a Demo 14 Day Free Trial Buy Now

Official Long Descriptor

Static or dynamic ankle foot orthosis, including soft interface material, adjustable for fit, for positioning, may be used for minimal ambulation, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise

Crosswalks

Tabs
Match supply and drug codes in a snap. View corresponding CPT® codes and their definitions.

Compliance Tools

Tabs
Subscribers see the ICD-10-CM codes a contractor allows and full LCD policy text on the same website.
Protect Part B Payments by complying with Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. Subscribers see the full list of column 2 codes for the searched HCPCS code.

Forum

Have a question about HCPCS Code L4396 ? Start a discussion here
Podiatry
[SIZE=5][B]US Podiatry Billing Cheat Sheet – what are the billing codes?[/B][/SIZE] [B]In-Clinic Services 99203 – 99204[/B] Office Visit New Patient Level 3 – Level 4 [B]99213 – 99214[/B] Offi... [ Read More ]
L1970 and l4396 payable for same d.o.s. With same patient?
Hi. This may seem like a silly question to some, but I am new to the DME world and I need HELP........ :confused: Are the L1970 (AFO) and the L4396 (night splint) both covered by Medicare, for the sam... [ Read More ]
Night Splints-L4396
We have received several denials from Medicare DME for the night splints, L4396. Has anyone else received this error? Is there a new code for the night splints that we are not aware of? It seems the ... [ Read More ]
Dmerc
For anything other than your diabetic shoes - you don't really want diabetes to be the DX attached. Instead you want it to be the actual problem (ie. plantar fasciitis, tendon contracture, etc) L326... [ Read More ]
What level would you code?
I have two new patients that I argue are 99202 but the doctor feels they are 99203. What would you code for E/M? Thank you for anhy sugestions you may have. Tammy [COLOR="blue"][B][U]New Patient#1[... [ Read More ]
View All

Coding Alert(s)

    Read a HCPCS Coding Clinic® article by subscribing today.

    Latest News