L0978 HCPCS Level II code: Axillary crutch extension
L0978 is the HCPCS code for “Axillary crutch extension” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L0978Axillary crutch extension
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L0978 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, 1982
Where L0978 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L0978Axillary crutch extension
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 L0978 mean?
L0978 is the HCPCS code for “Axillary crutch extension” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L0978?
CMS lists L0978’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.
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