L7510 — Repair of prosthetic device, repair or replace minor parts
L7510 is a HCPCS Level II code for repair of prosthetic device, repair or replace minor parts. It belongs to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of L7510 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- outpatient
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- DME supplier
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for L7510
- Long descriptor
- Repair of prosthetic device, repair or replace minor parts
- Short descriptor
- Prosthetic device repair rep
- Added
- January 1, 1985
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 46 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Carrier priced — not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, or gap-filled amounts.
Codes adjacent to L7510
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L7510 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- L7400Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, below elbow/wrist disarticulation, ultralight material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)
- L7401Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, above elbow disarticulation, ultralight material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)
- L7402Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, shoulder disarticulation/interscapular thoracic, ultralight material (titanium, carbon fiber or equal)
- L7403Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, below elbow/wrist disarticulation, acrylic material
- L7404Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, above elbow disarticulation, acrylic material
- L7405Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, shoulder disarticulation/interscapular thoracic, acrylic material
- L7406Addition to upper extremity prosthesis, user adjustable, mechanical, residual limb volume management system (with or without lamination kit)
- L7499Upper extremity prosthesis, not otherwise specified
- L7520Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes
- L7600Prosthetic donning sleeve, any material, each
- L7700Gasket or seal, for use with prosthetic socket insert, any type, each
- L7900Male vacuum erection system
- L7902Tension ring, for vacuum erection device, any type, replacement only, each
- L8000Breast prosthesis, mastectomy bra, without integrated breast prosthesis form, any size, any type
- L8001Breast prosthesis, mastectomy bra, with integrated breast prosthesis form, unilateral, any size, any type
- L8002Breast prosthesis, mastectomy bra, with integrated breast prosthesis form, bilateral, any size, any type
Questions about L7510
What is HCPCS code L7510?
L7510 is a HCPCS Level II code for repair of prosthetic device, repair or replace minor parts. It sits in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section.
Does Medicare cover L7510?
The CMS HCPCS file marks L7510 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.