Understanding Medicare K-Levels and how they relate to prosthetic mobility. A K-level describes your current or expected mobility with lower-limb prosthesis. Medicare uses this classification to help determine coverage for certain prosthetic components. Understanding your level can help you discuss your needs, goals, and options with your care team. Matching Your Leg to Your Life K-levels, also called functional levels, run from K0 to K4. K-levels apply to lower limb prosthe

Wrapped residual limb, then a person wearing a patterned prosthetic leg. If you or someone you love just had an amputation, "When can I walk again?" is usually the first question that comes to mind. The honest answer depends on how your limb heals, your amputation level, how faithfully you perform PT exercises and your overall health. Below is the tentative timeline our prosthetists walk patients through, week by week. It covers what happens at each stage and what you can do