L8698 — Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
L8698 is a HCPCS Level II code for miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system. It belongs to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 L8698
- Long descriptor
- Miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system
- Short descriptor
- Misc used with tot art heart
- Added
- January 1, 2019
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 46 — DMEPOS
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.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Carrier priced — not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, or gap-filled amounts.
Codes adjacent to L8698
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If L8698 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- L8689External recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implantable neurostimulator, replacement only
- L8690Auditory osseointegrated device, includes all internal and external components
- L8691Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, excludes transducer/actuator, replacement only, each
- L8692Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment
- L8693Auditory osseointegrated device abutment, any length, replacement only
- L8694Auditory osseointegrated device, transducer/actuator, replacement only, each
- L8695External recharging system for battery (external) for use with implantable neurostimulator, replacement only
- L8696Antenna (external) for use with implantable diaphragmatic/phrenic nerve stimulation device, replacement, each
- L8699Prosthetic implant, not otherwise specified
- L8701Powered upper extremity range of motion assist device, elbow, wrist, hand with single or double upright(s), includes microprocessor, sensors, all components and accessories, custom fabricated
- L8702Powered upper extremity range of motion assist device, elbow, wrist, hand, finger, single or double upright(s), includes microprocessor, sensors, all components and accessories, custom fabricated
- L8720External lower extremity sensory prosthetic device, cutaneous stimulation of mechanoreceptors proximal to the ankle, per leg
- L8721Receptor sole for use with l8720, replacement, each
- L9900Orthotic and prosthetic supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs "l" code
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Questions about L8698
What is HCPCS code L8698?
L8698 is a HCPCS Level II code for miscellaneous component, supply or accessory for use with total artificial heart system. It sits in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Procedures and Devices section.
Does Medicare cover L8698?
The CMS HCPCS file marks L8698 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.