L8619 HCPCS Level II code: Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement
L8619 is the HCPCS code for “Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8619Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement
Short description: Coch imp ext proc/contr rplc
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8619 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, 1996
Where L8619 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8619Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, 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 L8619 mean?
L8619 is the HCPCS code for “Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8619?
CMS lists L8619’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 L8619
All L codesL8613Ossicula implantL8614Cochlear device, includes all internal and external componentsL8615Headset/headpiece for use with cochlear implant device, replacementL8616Microphone 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, 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, eachL8624Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, eachL8625External recharging system for battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device, replacement only, eachL8627Cochlear implant, external speech processor, component, replacement