S8450 HCPCS Level II code: Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)
S8450 is the HCPCS code for “Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
S8450Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)
Short description: Splint digit
HCPCS · United States
Notes for S8450
As CMS prints them, with any note S8450 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0088: "S" CODES ARE UNIQUE TEMPORARY CODES ESTABLISHED BY BCBSA AND HIAA FOR PRIVATE PAYOR USE. THEY ARE NOT VALID NOR PAYABLE BY MEDICARE.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with S8450 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2002
Where S8450 sits
- 1S codesTemporary national codes (non-Medicare)
- 2Active code S8450Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)
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 S8450 mean?
S8450 is the HCPCS code for “Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover S8450?
CMS lists S8450’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 S8450
All S codesS8426Gradient pressure aid (glove), custom made, heavy weightS8427Gradient pressure aid (glove), ready madeS8428Gradient pressure aid (gauntlet), ready madeS8429Gradient pressure exterior wrapS8430Padding for compression bandage, rollS8431Compression bandage, rollS8451Splint, prefabricated, wrist or ankleS8452Splint, prefabricated, elbowS8460Camisole, post-mastectomyS8490Insulin syringes (100 syringes, any size)S8930Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patientS8940Equestrian/hippotherapy, per session