L8680: Implantable neurostimulator electrode, each
L8680 is a HCPCS Level II code for implantable neurostimulator electrode, each. It belongs to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section. Medicare does not pay it: see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q4-Oct. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Medically Unlikely Edits: units per day
The most units of L8680 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.
- outpatient
- 0, never payable MAI 3: Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- 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 2026Q4.
The CMS record for L8680
- Long descriptor
- Implantable neurostimulator electrode, each
- Short descriptor
- Implt neurostim elctr each
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 00: Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B, not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to L8680
HCPCS has no hierarchy: related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L8680 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- L8658Interphalangeal joint spacer, silicone or equal, each
- L8659Interphalangeal finger joint replacement, 2 or more pieces, metal (e.g., stainless steel or cobalt chrome), ceramic-like material (e.g., pyrocarbon) for surgical implantation, any size
- L8670Vascular graft material, synthetic, implant
- L8678Electrical stimulator supplies (external) for use with implantable neurostimulator, per month
- L8679Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type
- L8681Patient programmer (external) for use with implantable programmable neurostimulator pulse generator, replacement only
- L8682Implantable neurostimulator radiofrequency receiver
- L8683Radiofrequency transmitter (external) for use with implantable neurostimulator radiofrequency receiver
- L8684Radiofrequency transmitter (external) for use with implantable sacral root neurostimulator receiver for bowel and bladder management, replacement
- L8685Implantable neurostimulator pulse generator, single array, rechargeable, includes extension
- L8686Implantable neurostimulator pulse generator, single array, non-rechargeable, includes extension
- L8687Implantable neurostimulator pulse generator, dual array, rechargeable, includes extension
- L8688Implantable neurostimulator pulse generator, dual array, non-rechargeable, includes extension