As a result of advocacy efforts from a group of providers including Teri Kuffel, Charles Kuffel, and Kimberly Hanson, MN Medicaid’s Lower Limb Policy has been updated to include the following changes:
- K-Levels are now aligned with Medicare
- Microprocessor ankle (L5973) is now covered for members whose functional level is 3 and above (was previously covered only at level 4)
- Microprocessor control knee (L5856) is now covered for members whose functional level is 3 and above (was previously covered only at level 4)
- Multiaxial ankle with swing phase active dorsiflexion feature (L5968) has been added to the policy for functional level 3 and above (MN Medicaid covers this device but previously it was not listed in the policy)
- Vacuum suspension system (L5781 and L5782) has been added to the policy for functional level 2 and above (MN Medicaid covers this device but previously it was not listed in the policy)
To read the full updated policy, please visit the MN Medicaid website.