V5298 HCPCS Level II code: Hearing aid, not otherwise classified
V5298 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, not otherwise classified” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V5298Hearing aid, not otherwise classified
Short description: Hearing aid noc
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5298 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, 2003
Where V5298 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V5298Hearing aid, not otherwise classified
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 V5298 mean?
V5298 is the HCPCS code for “Hearing aid, not otherwise classified” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V5298?
CMS lists V5298’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 V5298
All V codesV5285Assistive 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 specifiedV5288Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm transmitter assistive listening deviceV5289Assistive listening device, personal fm/dm adapter/boot coupling device for receiver, any typeV5290Assistive listening device, transmitter microphone, any typeV5299Hearing service, miscellaneousV5336Repair/modification of augmentative communicative system or device (excludes adaptive hearing aid)V5362Speech screeningV5363Language screeningV5364Dysphagia screening