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L8720

Ext low ext sens prosthe mec

External lower extremity sensory prosthetic device, cutaneous stimulation of mechanoreceptors proximal to the ankle, per leg

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2024-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8720 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L8720",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Ext low ext sens prosthe mec",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "46",
      "action_effective_date": "2024-10-01"
    },
    "description": "External lower extremity sensory prosthetic device, cutaneous stimulation of mechanoreceptors proximal to the ankle, per leg",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2024-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "medical-equipment"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "medical-equipment",
        "name": "Medical equipment and supplies",
        "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 BETOS type of service D1F"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

L8720 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
46
action effective date
2024-10-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L8720 has been in effect since 2024-10-01. 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 L8720 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8720 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L8720. 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.