L5827 HCPCS Level II code: Endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, electromechanical swing and stance phase control, with or without shock absorption and stance extension damping
L5827 is the HCPCS code for “Endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, electromechanical swing and stance phase control, with or without shock absorption and stance extension damping” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5827Endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, electromechanical swing and stance phase control, with or without shock absorption and stance extension damping
Short description: Endo knee shin single axis
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5827 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
- Apr 1, 2025
Where L5827 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5827Endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, electromechanical swing and stance phase control, with or without shock absorption and stance extension damping
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 L5827 mean?
L5827 is the HCPCS code for “Endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, electromechanical swing and stance phase control, with or without shock absorption and stance extension damping” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5827?
CMS lists L5827’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 L5827
All L codesL5814Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, hydraulic swing phase control, mechanical stance phase lockL5816Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, mechanical stance phase lockL5818Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, friction swing, and stance phase controlL5822Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, pneumatic swing, friction stance phase controlL5824Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, fluid swing phase controlL5826Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, hydraulic swing phase control, with miniature high activity frameL5828Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, fluid swing and stance phase controlL5830Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, single axis, pneumatic/ swing phase controlL5840Addition, endoskeletal knee/shin system, 4-bar linkage or multiaxial, pneumatic swing phase controlL5841Addition, endoskeletal knee-shin system, polycentric, pneumatic swing, and stance phase controlL5845Addition, endoskeletal, knee-shin system, stance flexion feature, adjustableL5848Addition to endoskeletal knee-shin system, fluid stance extension, dampening feature, with or without adjustability