A: HCPCS L codes describe orthotics and prosthetics, which includes codes for some splints and immobilizers. The definition of many L codes includes the phrase, âincludes fitting and adjustment.â Therefore, when you report the L code, you are reporting the splint and the procedure of fitting the device to the patient. When you also report a CPTÂ® code, you report the procedure twice.
In the lungs, tuberculosis can cause severe coughing, pain, difficulty breathing and chest congestion. Left untreated, this disease can be fatal.
A heavy chest of heavy feeling in the chest in most cases can be attributed to the same causes as 1  : Dyspnea (difficulty breathing) 2  Cardiac pain (heart pain) 3  Chest wall pain.