V5171 HCPCS Level II code: Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)
V5171 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V5171Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)
Short description: Hearing aid monaural ite
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5171 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Non-covered by Medicare statute
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Hearing items and services
- BETOS category
- Hearing and speech services
- Coverage statute
- 1862A7
- Added
- Jan 1, 2019
Where V5171 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V5171Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)
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 V5171 mean?
V5171 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V5171?
CMS lists V5171’s Medicare coverage as “Non-covered by Medicare statute” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 V5171
All V codesV5120Binaural, bodyV5130Binaural, in the earV5140Binaural, behind the earV5150Binaural, glassesV5160Dispensing fee, binauralV5170Hearing aid, cros, in the earV5172Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the canal (itc)V5180Hearing aid, cros, behind the earV5181Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, behind the ear (bte)V5190Hearing aid, contralateral routing, monaural, glassesV5200Dispensing fee, contralateral, monauralV5210Hearing aid, bicros, in the ear