V5220 HCPCS Level II code: Hearing aid, bicros, behind the ear
CMS terminated V5220: 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
V5220Hearing aid, bicros, behind the ear
Short description: Behind ear bicros hearing ai
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5220 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 V5220 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Terminated V5220Hearing aid, bicros, 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 V5220 still valid?
No. CMS terminated V5220; 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 V5220?
CMS lists V5220’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 V5220
All V codesV5210Hearing aid, bicros, in the earV5211Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/iteV5212Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/itcV5213Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/bteV5214Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, itc/itcV5215Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, itc/bteV5221Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, bte/bteV5230Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, glassesV5240Dispensing fee, contralateral routing system, binauralV5241Dispensing fee, monaural hearing aid, any typeV5242Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)V5243Hearing aid, analog, monaural, itc (in the canal)