L5978 HCPCS Level II code: All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/foot
L5978 is the HCPCS code for “All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/foot” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5978All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/foot
Short description: Ft prosth multiaxial ankl/ft
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5978 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, 1989
Where L5978 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5978All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/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 L5978 mean?
L5978 is the HCPCS code for “All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/foot” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5978?
CMS lists L5978’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 L5978
All L codesL5971All lower extremity prosthesis, solid ankle cushion heel (sach) foot, replacement onlyL5972All lower extremity prostheses, foot, flexible keelL5973Endoskeletal ankle foot system, microprocessor controlled feature, dorsiflexion and/or plantar flexion control, includes power sourceL5974All lower extremity prostheses, foot, single axis ankle/footL5975All lower extremity prosthesis, combination single axis ankle and flexible keel footL5976All lower extremity prostheses, energy storing foot (seattle carbon copy ii or equal)L5979All lower extremity prosthesis, multi-axial ankle, dynamic response foot, one piece systemL5980All lower extremity prostheses, flex foot systemL5981All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equalL5982All exoskeletal lower extremity prostheses, axial rotation unitL5984All endoskeletal lower extremity prosthesis, axial rotation unit, with or without adjustabilityL5985All endoskeletal lower extremity prostheses, dynamic prosthetic pylon