L2180 HCPCS Level II code: Addition to lower extremity fracture orthosis, plastic shoe insert with ankle joints
L2180 is the HCPCS code for “Addition to lower extremity fracture orthosis, plastic shoe insert with ankle joints” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L2180Addition to lower extremity fracture orthosis, plastic shoe insert with ankle joints
Short description: Plas shoe insert w ank joint
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L2180 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, 1988
Where L2180 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L2180Addition to lower extremity fracture orthosis, plastic shoe insert with ankle joints
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 L2180 mean?
L2180 is the HCPCS code for “Addition to lower extremity fracture orthosis, plastic shoe insert with ankle joints” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L2180?
CMS lists L2180’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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