L8698 HCPCS Level II code: Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
L8698 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
L8698Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
Short description: Misc used with tot art heart
HCPCS · United States
Notes for L8698
As CMS prints them, with any note L8698 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with L8698 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 – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 2019
Where L8698 sits
- 1L codesOrthotics and prosthetics
- 2Active code L8698Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
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 L8698 mean?
L8698 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover L8698?
CMS lists L8698’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)”. 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.
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