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L0480

Tlso rigid plastic custom fa

Tlso, triplanar control, one piece rigid plastic shell without interface liner, with multiple straps and closures, posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction and terminates just inferior to scapular spine, anterior extends from symphysis pubis to sternal notch, anterior or posterior opening, restricts gross trunk motion in sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes, includes a carved plaster or cad-cam model, custom fabricated

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2003-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L0480 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L0480",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Tlso rigid plastic custom fa",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "2004-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Tlso, triplanar control, one piece rigid plastic shell without interface liner, with multiple straps and closures, posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction and terminates just inferior to scapular spine, anterior extends from symphysis pubis to sternal notch, anterior or posterior opening, restricts gross trunk motion in sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes, includes a carved plaster or cad-cam model, custom fabricated",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2003-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "braces-and-orthotics"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "braces-and-orthotics",
        "name": "Braces and orthotics",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range L0100-L4999"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

L0480 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
2004-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L0480 has been in effect since 2003-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up L0480 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L0480 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L0480. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.