Supplier
Cochlear Americas
Cochlear Americas was paid $134.88M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is L8619, Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement — 71% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCOCHLEAR AMERICAS
LONE TREE, CO 80124
LONE TREE, CO 80124
33aNPI1336149426assigned 07/29/2005
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$134.88M
24GClaims85,831
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Colorado
Rank by total paid#1 of 645
Median peer was paid$21K
This provider vs. median6,550×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,936 | $12.07M | |
| 2019 | 11,875 | $17.57M | |
| 2020 | 12,437 | $12.27M | |
| 2021 | 12,451 | $19.49M | |
| 2022 | 12,315 | $21.72M | |
| 2023 | 14,703 | $32.38M | |
| 2024incomplete | 11,114 | $19.36M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L8619 | Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement | 71% | 18,912 | 12,194 | $96.09M |
| L8692 | Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, used without osseointegration, body worn, includes headband or other means of external attachment | 19% | 10,280 | 6,558 | $25.20M |
| L8691 | Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, excludes transducer/actuator, replacement only, each | 3.4% | 3,684 | 2,545 | $4.59M |
| L8624 | Lithium ion battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device speech processor, ear level, replacement, each | 2.3% | 18,395 | 14,305 | $3.07M |
| L8614 | Cochlear device, includes all internal and external components | 1.1% | 61 | 52 | $1.45M |
| L7510 | Repair of prosthetic device, repair or replace minor parts | <1% | 6,369 | 4,735 | $1.34M |
| L8694 | Auditory osseointegrated device, transducer/actuator, replacement only, each | <1% | 2,877 | 2,059 | $1.28M |
| L9900 | Orthotic and prosthetic supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs "l" code | <1% | 13,754 | 8,808 | $515K |
| E1399 | Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous | <1% | 1,504 | 933 | $501K |
| L8499 | Unlisted procedure for miscellaneous prosthetic services | <1% | 3,065 | 1,903 | $362K |
| L8629 | Transmitting coil and cable, integrated, for use with cochlear implant device, replacement | <1% | 1,355 | 1,116 | $180K |
| L8625 | External recharging system for battery for use with cochlear implant or auditory osseointegrated device, replacement only, each | <1% | 975 | 853 | $90K |
6 more codes
| L8617 | Transmitting coil for use with cochlear implant device, replacement | <1% | 1,300 | $77K |
| L8621 | Zinc air battery for use with cochlear implant device and auditory osseointegrated sound processors, replacement, each | <1% | 1,152 | $72K |
| L8618 | Transmitter cable for use with cochlear implant device or auditory osseointegrated device, replacement | <1% | 1,665 | $49K |
| L7520 | Repair prosthetic device, labor component, per 15 minutes | <1% | 327 | $9K |
| V5014 | Repair/modification of a hearing aid | <1% | 65 | $5K |
| S9999 | Sales tax | <1% | 91 | $28.72 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialAUBERT, LISA (PRESIDENT OF COCHLEAR AMERICAS)