L5706 HCPCS Level II code: Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulation
L5706 is the HCPCS code for “Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulation” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5706Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulation
Short description: Custom shape cvr knee disart
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5706 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, 1994
Where L5706 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5706Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulation
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 L5706 mean?
L5706 is the HCPCS code for “Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulation” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5706?
CMS lists L5706’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 L5706
All L codesL5700Replacement, socket, below knee, molded to patient modelL5701Replacement, socket, above knee/knee disarticulation, including attachment plate, molded to patient modelL5702Replacement, socket, hip disarticulation, including hip joint, molded to patient modelL5703Ankle, symes, molded to patient model, socket without solid ankle cushion heel (sach) foot, replacement onlyL5704Custom shaped protective cover, below kneeL5705Custom shaped protective cover, above kneeL5707Custom shaped protective cover, hip disarticulationL5710Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, manual lockL5711Additions exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, manual lock, ultra-light materialL5712Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)L5714Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, variable friction swing phase controlL5716Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, mechanical stance phase lock