L8616 HCPCS Level II code: Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
L8616 is the HCPCS code for “Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8616Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
Short description: Coch implant microphone repl
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8616 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where L8616 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8616Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code L8616 mean?
L8616 is the HCPCS code for “Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8616?
CMS lists L8616’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside L8616
All L codesL8609Artificial corneaL8610Ocular implantL8612Aqueous shuntL8613Ossicula implantL8614Cochlear device, includes all internal and external componentsL8615Headset/headpiece for use with cochlear implant device, replacementL8617Transmitting coil for use with cochlear implant device, replacementL8618Transmitter cable for use with cochlear implant device or auditory osseointegrated device, replacementL8619Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacementL8621Zinc air battery for use with cochlear implant device and auditory osseointegrated sound processors, replacement, eachL8622Alkaline battery for use with cochlear implant device, any size, replacement, eachL8623Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant device speech processor, other than ear level, replacement, each