L5280 HCPCS Level II code: Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
L5280 is the HCPCS code for “Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5280Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
Short description: Hemipelvect canad sing axis
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5280 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 L5280 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5280Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot
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 L5280 mean?
L5280 is the HCPCS code for “Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach foot” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5280?
CMS lists L5280’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 L5280
All L codesL5200Above knee, molded socket, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach footL5210Above knee, short prosthesis, no knee joint ('stubbies'), with foot blocks, no ankle joints, eachL5220Above knee, short prosthesis, no knee joint ('stubbies'), with articulated ankle/foot, dynamically aligned, eachL5230Above knee, for proximal femoral focal deficiency, constant friction knee, shin, sach footL5250Hip disarticulation, canadian type; molded socket, hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach footL5270Hip disarticulation, tilt table type; molded socket, locking hip joint, single axis constant friction knee, shin, sach footL5301Below knee, molded socket, shin, sach foot, endoskeletal systemL5312Knee disarticulation (or through knee), molded socket, single axis knee, pylon, sach foot, endoskeletal systemL5321Above knee, molded socket, open end, sach foot, endoskeletal system, single axis kneeL5331Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach footL5341Hemipelvectomy, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach footL5400Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment, suspension, and one cast change, below knee