S8930 — Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient
S8930 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient. It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
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The CMS record for S8930
- Long descriptor
- Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient
- Short descriptor
- Auricular electrostimulation
- Added
- April 1, 2012
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to S8930
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S8930 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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Questions about S8930
What is HCPCS code S8930?
S8930 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S8930?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S8930 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is S8930 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S8930 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.