V5242 HCPCS Level II code: Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)
V5242 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V5242Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)
Short description: Hearing aid, monaural, cic
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5242 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, 2002
Where V5242 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V5242Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)
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 V5242 mean?
V5242 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, analog, monaural, cic (completely in the ear canal)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V5242?
CMS lists V5242’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 V5242
All V codesV5215Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, itc/bteV5220Hearing aid, bicros, behind the earV5221Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, bte/bteV5230Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, glassesV5240Dispensing fee, contralateral routing system, binauralV5241Dispensing fee, monaural hearing aid, any typeV5243Hearing aid, analog, monaural, itc (in the canal)V5244Hearing aid, digitally programmable analog, monaural, cicV5245Hearing aid, digitally programmable, analog, monaural, itcV5246Hearing aid, digitally programmable analog, monaural, ite (in the ear)V5247Hearing aid, digitally programmable analog, monaural, bte (behind the ear)V5248Hearing aid, analog, binaural, cic