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L8621

Repl zinc air battery

Zinc air battery for use with cochlear implant device and auditory osseointegrated sound processors, replacement, each

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2005-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8621 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "L8621",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Repl zinc air battery",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "D1F",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "P",
      "pricing_indicator": "38",
      "action_effective_date": "2016-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Zinc air battery for use with cochlear implant device and auditory osseointegrated sound processors, replacement, each",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2005-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "hearing-aids"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "hearing-aids",
        "name": "Hearing aids and hearing devices",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range L8614-L8629"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

L8621 in the HCPCS file

betos
D1F
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
P
pricing indicator
38
action effective date
2016-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

L8621 has been in effect since 2005-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up L8621 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8621 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L8621. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.