Q&A: Coding for cochlear implants

June 26, 2012

QUESTION: The vendor for our cochlear implants has stated it’s standard to provide our operating suite with the cochlear device and two external speech processors. Should we report HCPCS Level II code L8614 (cochlear device, includes all internal and external components) for the one device and two external speech processors even though one processor is sent home with the patient? If so this means that we should charge the patient for the device and two processors as one price under revenue code 278.

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