L8043 HCPCS Level II code: Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a non-physician
L8043 is the HCPCS code for “Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a non-physician” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8043Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a non-physician
Short description: Upper facial prosthesis
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8043 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, 2001
Where L8043 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8043Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a non-physician
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 L8043 mean?
L8043 is the HCPCS code for “Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a non-physician” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8043?
CMS lists L8043’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 L8043
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