L2000 HCPCS Level II Code: Knee ankle foot orthosis, single upright, free knee, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'ak' orthosis), custom fabricated
HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS. Not a CPT code: CPT (HCPCS Level I) is a separate AMA code set that MedCoder does not publish. About HCPCS Level II
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Code status: Valid code · October 2026. A valid code in the CMS HCPCS Level II October 2026 file. Valid is not covered or payable: Medicare payment and coverage are shown below in CMS’s own terms.
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Kafo sing fre stirr thi/calf
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Orthotics and prosthetics (pricing indicator 38)
- BETOS: D1F — Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2001
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
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Every relationship of L2000 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (16)
- L2005 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, any material, single or double upright, stance control, automatic lock and swing phase release, any type activation, includes ankle joint, any type, custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2006 — Knee ankle foot device, any material, single or double upright, swing and stance phase microprocessor control with adjustability, includes all components (e.g., sensors, batteries, charger), any type activation, with or without ankle joint(s), custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2010 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, single upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'ak' orthosis), without knee joint, custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2020 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, double upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (double bar 'ak' orthosis), custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2030 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, double upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs, (double bar 'ak' orthosis), without knee joint, custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2034 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, single upright, with or without free motion knee, medial lateral rotation control, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2035 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, static (pediatric size), without free motion ankle, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- L2036 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, double upright, with or without free motion knee, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 8 more
Change history
- January 1, 1985 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Reference
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Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — October 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
- Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources
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MedCoder.ai. "L2000 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, single upright, free knee, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'ak' orthosis), custom fabricated." HCPCS Level II October 2026. https://medcoder.ai/hcpcs/code/l2000-knee-ankle-foot-orthosis-single-upright-free-knee-free-ankle
Change history
- January 1, 1985Added to the code setKnee ankle foot orthosis, single upright, free knee, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'ak' orthosis), custom fabricatedHCPCS 1985 changes
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to L2000 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- L2005 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, any material, single or double upright, stance control, automatic lock and swing phase release, any type activation, includes ankle joint, any type, custom fabricated
- L2006 — Knee ankle foot device, any material, single or double upright, swing and stance phase microprocessor control with adjustability, includes all components (e.g., sensors, batteries, charger), any type…
- L2010 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, single upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (single bar 'ak' orthosis), without knee joint, custom fabricated
- L2020 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, double upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs (double bar 'ak' orthosis), custom fabricated
- L2030 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, double upright, free ankle, solid stirrup, thigh and calf bands/cuffs, (double bar 'ak' orthosis), without knee joint, custom fabricated
- L2034 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, single upright, with or without free motion knee, medial lateral rotation control, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated
- L2035 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, static (pediatric size), without free motion ankle, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment
- L2036 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, double upright, with or without free motion knee, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated
- L2037 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, single upright, with or without free motion knee, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated
- L2038 — Knee ankle foot orthosis, full plastic, with or without free motion knee, multi-axis ankle, custom fabricated