V5210 — Hearing aid, bicros, in the ear
V5210 is a HCPCS Level II code for hearing aid, bicros, in the ear. It belongs to the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section. It was terminated on December 31, 2018 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated V5210 on December 31, 2018. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for V5210
- Long descriptor
- Hearing aid, bicros, in the ear
- Short descriptor
- In ear bicros hearing aid
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- December 31, 2018
- BETOS
- O1F
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
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 V5210
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If V5210 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- V5160Dispensing fee, binaural
- V5170Hearing aid, cros, in the earterminated
- V5171Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the ear (ite)
- V5172Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, in the canal (itc)
- V5180Hearing aid, cros, behind the earterminated
- V5181Hearing aid, contralateral routing device, monaural, behind the ear (bte)
- V5190Hearing aid, contralateral routing, monaural, glasses
- V5200Dispensing fee, contralateral, monaural
- V5211Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/ite
- V5212Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/itc
- V5213Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, ite/bte
- V5214Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, itc/itc
- V5215Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, itc/bte
- V5220Hearing aid, bicros, behind the earterminated
- V5221Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, bte/bte
- V5230Hearing aid, contralateral routing system, binaural, glasses
Questions about V5210
What is HCPCS code V5210?
V5210 is a HCPCS Level II code for hearing aid, bicros, in the ear. It sits in the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section.
Does Medicare cover V5210?
The CMS HCPCS file marks V5210 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.
Is V5210 still valid?
No. V5210 was terminated on December 31, 2018 and should not be used on new claims.