L5331 HCPCS Level II code: Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot
L5331 is the HCPCS code for “Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5331Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot
Short description: Hip disart canadian sach ft
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5331 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, 2002
Where L5331 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5331Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, 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 L5331 mean?
L5331 is the HCPCS code for “Hip disarticulation, canadian type, molded socket, endoskeletal system, hip joint, single axis knee, sach foot” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5331?
CMS lists L5331’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 L5331
All L codesL5250Hip 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 footL5280Hemipelvectomy, canadian type; molded socket, 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 kneeL5341Hemipelvectomy, 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 kneeL5410Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension, below knee, each additional cast change and…L5420Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, including fitting, alignment and suspension and one cast change 'ak' or knee disarticulationL5430Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of initial rigid dressing, incl. fitting, alignment and supension, 'ak' or knee disarticulation, each additional cast change…L5450Immediate post surgical or early fitting, application of non-weight bearing rigid dressing, below knee