V5180 HCPCS Level II code: Hearing aid, cros, behind the ear
CMS terminated V5180: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2018. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
V5180Hearing aid, cros, behind the ear
Short description: Behind ear cros hearing aid
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5180 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, 1982
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2018
Where V5180 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Terminated V5180Hearing aid, cros, behind the ear
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
Is HCPCS code V5180 still valid?
No. CMS terminated V5180; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2018. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover V5180?
CMS lists V5180’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 V5180
All V codesV5140Binaural, behind the earV5150Binaural, glassesV5160Dispensing fee, binauralV5170Hearing aid, cros, in the earV5171Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)V5172Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the canal (itc)V5181Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, behind the ear (bte)V5190Hearing aid, contralateral routing, monaural, glassesV5200Dispensing fee, contralateral, monauralV5210Hearing aid, bicros, in the earV5211Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/iteV5212Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/itc