Lith ion batt cid, ear level
Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8624 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "L8624",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Lith ion batt cid, ear level",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "D1F",
"coverage": "C",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "P",
"pricing_indicator": "38",
"action_effective_date": "2018-01-01"
},
"description": "Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "2006-01-01",
"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
Change history
L8624 has been in effect since 2006-01-01. 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
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/L8624 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code L8624. 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.