L8692 — Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment
L8692 is a HCPCS Level II code for auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment. 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: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
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 L8692 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- 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 2026Q3.
The CMS record for L8692
- Long descriptor
- Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment
- Short descriptor
- Non-osseointegrated snd proc
- Added
- January 1, 2010
- 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 L8692
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L8692 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- L8689External recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implantable neurostimulator, replacement only
- L8690Auditory osseointegrated device, includes all internal and external components
- L8691Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, excludes transducer/actuator, replacement only, each
- L8693Auditory osseointegrated device abutment, any length, replacement only
- L8694Auditory osseointegrated device, transducer/actuator, replacement only, each
- L8695External recharging system for battery (external) for use with implantable neurostimulator, replacement only
- L8696Antenna (external) for use with implantable diaphragmatic/phrenic nerve stimulation device, replacement, each
- L8698Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
- L8699Prosthetic implant, not otherwise specified
- L8701Powered upper extremity range of motion assist device, elbow, wrist, hand with single or double upright(s), includes microprocessor, sensors, all components and accessories, custom fabricated
- L8702Powered upper extremity range of motion assist device, elbow, wrist, hand, finger, single or double upright(s), includes microprocessor, sensors, all components and accessories, custom fabricated
Questions about L8692
What is HCPCS code L8692?
L8692 is a HCPCS Level II code for auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment. It sits in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section.
Does Medicare cover L8692?
The CMS HCPCS file marks L8692 as "Non-covered by statute". Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.