L7520 HCPCS Level II code: Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes
L7520 is the HCPCS code for “Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L7520Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes
Short description: Repair prosthesis per 15 min
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L7520 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1997
Where L7520 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L7520Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes
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 L7520 mean?
L7520 is the HCPCS code for “Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L7520?
CMS lists L7520’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)”. 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 L7520
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