L0820 HCPCS Level II code: Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into plaster body jacket
L0820 is the HCPCS code for “Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into plaster body jacket” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L0820Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into plaster body jacket
Short description: Halo cervical into body jack
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L0820 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1986
Where L0820 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L0820Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into plaster body jacket
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code L0820 mean?
L0820 is the HCPCS code for “Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into plaster body jacket” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L0820?
CMS lists L0820’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside L0820
All L codesL0650Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to t-9 vertebra, lateral…L0651Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal-coronal control, rigid shell(s)/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to t-9 vertebra, anterior extends from symphysis pubis…L0700Cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacral-orthoses (ctlso), anterior-posterior-lateral control, molded to patient model, (minerva type)L0710Ctlso, anterior-posterior-lateral-control, molded to patient model, with interface material, (minerva type)L0720Cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacral-orthoses (ctlso), anterior-posterior-lateral control, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized…L0810Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into jacket vestL0830Halo procedure, cervical halo incorporated into milwaukee type orthosisL0859Addition to halo procedure, magnetic resonance image compatible systems, rings and pins, any materialL0861Addition to halo procedure, replacement liner/interface materialL0970Tlso, corset frontL0972Lso, corset frontL0974Tlso, full corset