$216.4M in total Medicare payments across 10 years
Procedure L8619 (Cochlear implant, external speech processor and controller, integrated system, replacement) received $216.4M in total Medicare payments.
Across 33.4K services, the average Medicare payment was $6.5K per service.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $12.6M | 2.1K | — |
| 2015 | $13.2M | 2.1K | +4.3% |
| 2016 | $16.4M | 2.7K | +24.4% |
| 2017 | $22.7M | 3.7K | +38.8% |
| 2018 | $19.8M | 3.2K | -12.8% |
| 2019 | $23.0M | 3.6K | +15.8% |
| 2020 | $19.3M | 3.0K | -15.9% |
| 2021 | $27.1M | 4.1K | +40.5% |
| 2022 | $29.7M | 4.4K | +9.7% |
| 2023 | $32.5M | 4.5K | +9.3% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochlear Americas | All Other Suppliers | CO | $23.4M | 3.2K | $7.3K |
| 2 | Advanced Bionics, Llc. | Pharmacy | CA | $5.9M | 816 | $7.2K |
| 3 | Med-El Corporation | All Other Suppliers | NC | $3.1M | 420 | $7.4K |
| 4 | Susan Rathgeb | Audiologist | MO | $117.0K | 16 | $7.3K |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.