L8624 — Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each
L8624 is a HCPCS Level II code for lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each. It belongs to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of L8624 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- outpatient
- 4 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- DME supplier
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for L8624
- Long descriptor
- Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each
- Short descriptor
- Lith ion batt cid, ear level
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 38 — DMEPOS
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices and vision services. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to L8624
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L8624 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- L8615Headset/headpiece for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
- L8616Microphone for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
- L8617Transmitting coil for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
- L8618Transmitter cable for use with cochlear implant device or auditory osseointegrated device, replacement
- L8619Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement
- L8621Zinc air battery for use with cochlear implant device and auditory osseointegrated sound processors, replacement, each
- L8622Alkaline battery for use with cochlear implant device, any size, replacement, each
- L8623Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant device speech processor, other than ear level, replacement, each
- L8625External recharging system for battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device, replacement only, each
- L8627Cochlear implant, external speech processor, component, replacement
- L8628Cochlear implant, external controller component, replacement
- L8629Transmitting coil and cable, integrated, for use with cochlear implant device, replacement
- L8630Metacarpophalangeal joint implant
- L8631Metacarpal phalangeal joint replacement, two or more pieces, metal (e.g., stainless steel or cobalt chrome), ceramic-like material (e.g., pyrocarbon), for surgical implantation (all sizes, includes entire system)
- L8641Metatarsal joint implant
- L8642Hallux implant
Questions about L8624
What is HCPCS code L8624?
L8624 is a HCPCS Level II code for lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each. It sits in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section.
Does Medicare cover L8624?
The CMS HCPCS file marks L8624 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.