L8642 HCPCS Level II code: Hallux implant
L8642 is the HCPCS code for “Hallux implant” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8642Hallux implant
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8642 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
- Cross-reference
- See Q0073
- Added
- Jan 1, 1992
Where L8642 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8642Hallux implant
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 L8642 mean?
L8642 is the HCPCS code for “Hallux implant” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8642?
CMS lists L8642’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.
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