V5281 HCPCS Level II code: Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, monaural, (1 receiver, transmitter, microphone), any type
V5281 is the HCPCS code for “Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, monaural, (1 receiver, transmitter, microphone), any type” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V5281Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, monaural, (1 receiver, transmitter, microphone), any type
Short description: Ald fm/dm system, monaural
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5281 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, 2013
Where V5281 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V5281Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, monaural, (1 receiver, transmitter, microphone), any type
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 V5281 mean?
V5281 is the HCPCS code for “Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, monaural, (1 receiver, transmitter, microphone), any type” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V5281?
CMS lists V5281’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 V5281
All V codesV5270Assistive listening device, television amplifier, any typeV5271Assistive listening device, television caption decoderV5272Assistive listening device, tddV5273Assistive listening device, for use with cochlear implantV5274Assistive listening device, not otherwise specifiedV5275Ear impression, eachV5282Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm system, binaural, (2 receivers, transmitter, microphone), any typeV5283Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm neck, loop induction receiverV5284Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm, ear level receiverV5285Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm, direct audio input receiverV5286Assistive listening device, personal blue tooth fm/dm receiverV5287Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm receiver, not otherwise specified