L5712 HCPCS Level II code: Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)
L5712 is the HCPCS code for “Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5712Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)
Short description: Knee-shin exo frict swg & st
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5712 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, 1986
Where L5712 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5712Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)
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 L5712 mean?
L5712 is the HCPCS code for “Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, friction swing and stance phase control (safety knee)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5712?
CMS lists L5712’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 L5712
All L codesL5704Custom shaped protective cover, below kneeL5705Custom shaped protective cover, above kneeL5706Custom shaped protective cover, knee disarticulationL5707Custom shaped protective cover, hip disarticulationL5710Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, manual lockL5711Additions exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, manual lock, ultra-light materialL5714Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, variable friction swing phase controlL5716Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, mechanical stance phase lockL5718Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, friction swing and stance phase controlL5722Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, pneumatic swing, friction stance phase controlL5724Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, fluid swing phase controlL5726Addition, exoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, external joints fluid swing phase control