L3956 HCPCS Level II code: Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint
L3956 is the HCPCS code for “Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L3956Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint
Short description: Add joint upper ext orthosis
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L3956 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, 1997
Where L3956 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L3956Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint
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 L3956 mean?
L3956 is the HCPCS code for “Addition of joint to upper extremity orthosis, any material; per joint” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L3956?
CMS lists L3956’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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