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L5000 — Partial foot, shoe insert with longitudinal arch, toe filler

HCPCS Level II L-code · short descriptor: “Sho insert w arch toe filler”

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Family
L — Orthotics & prosthetics
Medicare coverage status
Special coverage instructions apply
DMEPOS payment category
Prosthetics & orthotics
Prior authorization
Not on Medicare required-PA list
Face-to-face & WOPD
Not on the required list
MUE unit limit
2
Status
Active (HCPCS Level II October 2026)

Prior authorization

Not on the Medicare required-PA list (CMS Required Prior Authorization List — 74 items in force on 2026-10-25; 8 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list updated 2026-01-13, CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own prior-authorization rules for this code — verify per plan before delivery.

Order readiness — what the written order must contain

Every Medicare DMEPOS claim needs a Standard Written Order with all six elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)):

  • Beneficiary name or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(A))
  • General description of the item (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(B))
  • Quantity to be dispensed, if applicable (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(C))
  • Order date (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(D))
  • Treating practitioner name or NPI (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(E))
  • Treating practitioner signature (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(F))

Not on the F2F/WOPD list (CMS Required F2F & WOPD List — 83 items in force on 2026-10-25; 22 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list effective 2026-04-13 (91 FR 1250), CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.

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L5000 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)

Base (no modifier) Prosthetics & orthotics

Medicare allowable ranges from $618.56 to $999.36 depending on state and rural status.

Former-CBA payment limits: ceiling $824.75 · floor $618.56

StateNon-ruralRural
AK$719.69—
AL$647.90—
AR$824.75—
AZ$735.74—
CA$735.74—
CO$618.56—
CT$618.56—
DC$682.33—
DE$682.33—
FL$647.90—
GA$647.90—
HI$769.62—
IA$646.18—
ID$618.56—
IL$705.71—
IN$705.71—
KS$646.18—
KY$647.90—
LA$824.75—
MA$618.56—
MD$682.33—
ME$618.56—
MI$705.71—
MN$705.71—
MO$646.18—
MS$647.90—
MT$618.56—
NC$647.90—
ND$618.56—
NE$646.18—
NH$618.56—
NJ$618.56—
NM$824.75—
NV$735.74—
NY$618.56—
OH$705.71—
OK$824.75—
OR$618.56—
PA$682.33—
PR$999.36—
RI$618.56—
SC$647.90—
SD$618.56—
TN$647.90—
TX$824.75—
UT$618.56—
VA$682.33—
VI$618.56—
VT$618.56—
WA$618.56—
WI$705.71—
WV$682.33—
WY$618.56—
Amounts are the Medicare DMEPOS fee-schedule allowables effective October 2026 (CMS DMEPOS Fee Schedule October 2026 (DME26-D)). Medicare typically pays 80% of the allowable after the Part B deductible; the patient owes 20%. A 2% sequestration reduction applies to the Medicare share. Former competitive-bidding-area adjustments and non-continental rates can differ — verify with your DME MAC.

Unit limit (MUE)

Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps L5000 at 2 units per date of service (clinical). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Anatomic Consideration.

Common denial codes to watch

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