L8440 HCPCS Level II code: Prosthetic shrinker, below knee, each
L8440 is the HCPCS code for “Prosthetic shrinker, below knee, each” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8440Prosthetic shrinker, below knee, each
Short description: Shrinker below knee
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8440 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- 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, 1982
Where L8440 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8440Prosthetic shrinker, below knee, each
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 L8440 mean?
L8440 is the HCPCS code for “Prosthetic shrinker, below knee, each” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8440?
CMS lists L8440’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” 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 L8440
All L codesL8410Prosthetic sheath, above knee, eachL8415Prosthetic sheath, upper limb, eachL8417Prosthetic sheath/sock, including a gel cushion layer, below knee or above knee, eachL8420Prosthetic sock, multiple ply, below knee, eachL8430Prosthetic sock, multiple ply, above knee, eachL8435Prosthetic sock, multiple ply, upper limb, eachL8460Prosthetic shrinker, above knee, eachL8465Prosthetic shrinker, upper limb, eachL8470Prosthetic sock, single ply, fitting, below knee, eachL8480Prosthetic sock, single ply, fitting, above knee, eachL8485Prosthetic sock, single ply, fitting, upper limb, eachL8499Unlisted procedure for miscellaneous prosthetic services