L5981 HCPCS Level II code: All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal
L5981 is the HCPCS code for “All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L5981All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal
Short description: Flex-walk sys low ext prosth
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L5981 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 L5981 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L5981All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal
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 L5981 mean?
L5981 is the HCPCS code for “All lower extremity prostheses, flex-walk system or equal” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L5981?
CMS lists L5981’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 L5981
All L codesL5974All 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)L5978All lower extremity prostheses, foot, multiaxial ankle/footL5979All lower extremity prosthesis, multi-axial ankle, dynamic response foot, one piece systemL5980All lower extremity prostheses, flex foot systemL5982All exoskeletal lower extremity prostheses, axial rotation unitL5984All endoskeletal lower extremity prosthesis, axial rotation unit, with or without adjustabilityL5985All endoskeletal lower extremity prostheses, dynamic prosthetic pylonL5986All lower extremity prostheses, multi-axial rotation unit ('mcp' or equal)L5987All lower extremity prosthesis, shank foot system with vertical loading pylonL5988Addition to lower limb prosthesis, vertical shock reducing pylon feature