L6028 HCPCS Level II code: Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface…
L6028 is the HCPCS code for “Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L6028Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without external power and/or passive prosthetic digit/thumb, not including inserts described by l6692
Short description: Part hand finger metacar amp
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L6028 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 L6028 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L6028Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without external power and/or passive prosthetic digit/thumb, not including inserts described by l6692
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 L6028 mean?
L6028 is the HCPCS code for “Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s) /thumb, amputation at metacarpal level, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to patient model, for use without external power and/or passive prosthetic digit/thumb, not including inserts described by l6692” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L6028?
CMS lists L6028’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 L6028
All L codesL5999Lower extremity prosthesis, not otherwise specifiedL6000Partial hand, thumb remainingL6010Partial hand, little and/or ring finger remainingL6020Partial hand, no finger remainingL6025Transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two…L6026Transcarpal/metacarpal or partial hand disarticulation prosthesis, external power, self-suspended, inner socket with removable forearm section, electrodes and cables, two…L6029Upper extremity addition, test socket/interface, partial hand including fingersL6030Upper extremity addition, external frame, partial hand including fingersL6031Replacement socket/interface, partial hand including fingers, molded to patient model, for use with or without external powerL6032Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, partial hand including fingers, ultralight material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)L6033Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, partial hand including fingers, acrylic materialL6034Partial hand, finger, and thumb prosthesis without prosthetic digit(s)/thumb, amputation at distal to metacarpal joint, including flexible or non-flexible interface, molded to…