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L4000

Repl girdle milwaukee orth

Replace girdle for spinal orthosis (ctlso or so)

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
1985-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L4000 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L4000",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Repl girdle milwaukee orth",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "2002-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Replace girdle for spinal orthosis (ctlso or so)",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "1985-01-01",
    "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

L4000 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
2002-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L4000 has been in effect since 1985-01-01. 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 L4000 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L4000 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L4000. 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.