Behind ear hearing aid
Hearing aid, monaural, behind the ear
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/V5060 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
{
"data": {
"code": "V5060",
"parent": null,
"status": "active",
"system": "hcpcs",
"display": "Behind ear hearing aid",
"billable": true,
"attributes": {
"betos": "O1F",
"coverage": "S",
"action_code": "N",
"type_of_service": "K",
"pricing_indicator": "00",
"action_effective_date": "1995-01-01"
},
"description": "Hearing aid, monaural, behind the ear",
"replaced_by": [],
"effective_end": null,
"effective_start": "1982-01-01",
"care_categories": [
"hearing-aids"
],
"care_category_details": [
{
"slug": "hearing-aids",
"name": "Hearing aids and hearing devices",
"confidence": 0.9,
"derivation": "source_stated",
"evidence": [
{
"url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
"anchor": "HCPCS Level II range V5000-V5299"
}
],
"as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "cms-hcpcs",
"data_version": "2026-10"
}
}CMS attributes
Change history
V5060 has been in effect since 1982-01-01. 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/V5060 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code V5060. 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.