L3257 HCPCS Level II code: Orthopedic footwear, additional charge for split size
L3257 is the HCPCS code for “Orthopedic footwear, additional charge for split size” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L3257Orthopedic footwear, additional charge for split size
Short description: Orth foot add charge split s
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L3257 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1988
Where L3257 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L3257Orthopedic footwear, additional charge for split size
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 L3257 mean?
L3257 is the HCPCS code for “Orthopedic footwear, additional charge for split size” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L3257?
CMS lists L3257’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 L3257
All L codesL3250Orthopedic footwear, custom molded shoe, removable inner mold, prosthetic shoe, eachL3251Foot, shoe molded to patient model, silicone shoe, eachL3252Foot, shoe molded to patient model, plastazote (or similar), custom fabricated, eachL3253Foot, molded shoe plastazote (or similar) custom fitted, eachL3254Non-standard size or widthL3255Non-standard size or lengthL3260Surgical boot/shoe, eachL3265Plastazote sandal, eachL3300Lift, elevation, heel, tapered to metatarsals, per inchL3310Lift, elevation, heel and sole, neoprene, per inchL3320Lift, elevation, heel and sole, cork, per inchL3330Lift, elevation, metal extension (skate)