Oticon Hearing Aids: Hospital Charges by Label, VA Units and FDA Filers

Oticon hearing aid lines in two hospital price files

Hospitals in the United States must publish a machine-readable file of their standard charges under 45 CFR part 180. Each line of such a file pairs the hospital's own label with a billing code and several amounts. We keep two of them: the gross charge, which is the chargemaster figure before any discount, and the discounted cash price, which is what the file posts for a patient paying cash.

The UC Davis Medical Center file in Sacramento, dated April 1, 2026, has the widest Oticon range in our sample. "HC INTENT 1 MINIRITE R-BIN-OTICON" is billed $2,361.32 in discounted cash against a $5,903.30 gross charge, and the Intent 4 binaural label $927.66. Other binaural labels from the same file: Real 1 at $2,290, More 1 at $2,220, OPN S 1 at $2,098 and Ruby 1 at $805.50. "HC OWN 1 (FS)-BIN-OTICON" also shows $2,220, but under code V5260 rather than V5261.

Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, in its file dated April 1, 2026, spells the ear count out: "HC HEARING AID BTE OTICON BINAURAL INTENT 1 MINIRITE R" at $2,705 in discounted cash and $5,410 gross, the Intent 4 binaural line at $946, and "BINAURAL XCEED PLAY 1" at $2,079.

Two regularities come from the files themselves. In both pairs shown, the monaural line is exactly half the binaural one: $1,180.66 against $2,361.32 at UC Davis, $1,352.50 against $2,705 at Inova. And each hospital holds one ratio between its two price types on every Oticon line it posts: discounted cash is two fifths of the gross charge at UC Davis and half of it at Inova Fairfax. Neither pattern tells you what a hearing care clinic outside these hospitals charges, or whether a line includes the fitting visits.

Oticon Real and Oticon Zeal: dates, styles and hospital lines

Oticon Real

Oticon introduced Real in Copenhagen on February 9, 2023. Its release lists four styles, miniRITE R, miniRITE T, miniBTE R and miniBTE T, in three performance levels. The UC Davis file has a binaural miniRITE R line for each of the three, under V5261, shown here as discounted cash and gross charge:

• "HC REAL 1 MINIRITE R -BIN-OTICON": $2,290 and $5,725
• "HC REAL 2 MINIRITE R -BIN-OTICON": $1,560 and $3,900
• "HC REAL 3 MINIRITE R -BIN-OTICON": $1,100 and $2,750

All three keep the two-fifths ratio seen on every UC Davis Oticon line. The release doesn't say what separates the three levels, so we don't read the label number as a feature list.

Oticon Zeal

Oticon announced Zeal in the United States on January 26, 2026, as an in-the-ear hearing aid. The release states up to 20 hours of battery life, 4 hours of use from 15 minutes of charging and 8 hours from 30 minutes, and a portable SmartCharger. Its footnote ties use time to use pattern, features, hearing loss, sound environment, battery age and wireless accessories. The release gives no price, and no line in the hospital files behind this page carries the Zeal name, so we have no billed amount for it.

Oticon More, Opn and Xceed: hospital lines by level and FDA records

Oticon More

Only one hospital file in our scan names Oticon More: UC Davis Medical Center, in its file dated April 1, 2026. Its binaural miniRITE R lines, billed under V5261, read as discounted cash and gross charge:

• "HC MORE 1 MINIRITE R-BIN-OTICON": $2,220 and $5,550
• "HC MORE 2 MINIRITE R-BIN-OTICON": $1,520 and $3,800
• "HC MORE 3 MINIRITE R-BIN-OTICON": $1,070 and $2,675

The miniRITE T labels sit lower at each level, such as $2,120 and $5,300 for "HC MORE 1 MINIRITE T-BIN-OTICON". Some labels pair More with a CROS part: "HC CROS MRITE T AND MORE 1 MINIBTE R - BIN-OTICON" is billed under V5221 at $1,447.05 in discounted cash against $3,617.63 gross. The file doesn't say what separates More 1, 2 and 3, and we haven't read Oticon's own description of the levels, so the level number is not a feature list here.

In the FDA's device identification database (GUDID), the record "OTICON MORE 1 MINIBTE R C094" carries model number 255282, is filed by Sbo Hearing A/S and is listed as "In Commercial Distribution". Of the Oticon releases cited on this page, the most recent is Zeal, announced January 26, 2026.

Oticon Opn and Opn S

At UC Davis, the binaural Opn S miniRITE lines under V5261 read:

• "HC OPN S 1 MINIRITE -BIN-OTICON": $2,098 and $5,245
• "HC OPN S 2 MINIRITE-BIN-OTICON": $1,436 and $3,590
• "HC OPN S 3 MINIRITE-BIN-OTICON": $1,008 and $2,520

The monaural "HC OPN S 1 MINIRITE -MON-OTICON", under V5257, is $1,049 and $2,622.50, half of the binaural line. We give no release date for Opn S: we haven't read one in an Oticon or Demant source.

Hospital files don't rank hearing aids. In each Oticon family listed here, the level 1 line carries the highest amount, but a billed amount says nothing about how well an aid works for you.

The five openFDA records we kept from a search for "Oticon Opn" are filed by Sbo Hearing A/S under product code OSM, all "In Commercial Distribution" and none flagged as over the counter. Their model numbers are 238366, 229055, 239068, 237990 and 229968. None of them prints a price.

Oticon Xceed

Every Xceed label in the UC Davis file gives the style as "BTE SP/UP". The file doesn't spell the letters out, and we don't read them as a power rating. Binaural lines under V5261:

• "HC XCEED 1 BTE SP/UP-BIN-OTICON": $2,065.50 and $5,163.75
• "HC XCEED 2 BTE SP/UP-BIN-OTICON": $1,255.50 and $3,138.75
• "HC XCEED 3 BTE SP/UP-BIN-OTICON": $805.50 and $2,013.75
• "HC XCEED PLAY 1 BTE SP/UP-BIN-OTICON": $1,534.50 and $3,836.25
• "HC XCEED PLAY 2 BTE SP/UP-BIN-OTICON": $764.50 and $1,911.25

Inova Fairfax, in its file dated April 1, 2026, adds "HC HEARING AID BTE OTICON BINAURAL XCEED PLAY 2" at $1,036 in discounted cash and $2,072 gross under V5261, and "HC HEARING AID BTE OTICON MONAURAL XCEED PLAY 1" at $1,039.50 and $2,079 under V5257. Its binaural Play 1 line, "HC HEARING AID BTE OTICON BINAURAL XCEED PLAY 1" under V5261, is $2,079 in discounted cash and $4,158 gross, against $1,534.50 in discounted cash for the binaural Play 1 label at UC Davis: two hospitals, two price lists.

The five openFDA records we kept from a search for "Oticon Xceed" are filed by Sbo Hearing A/S under product codes KLW and OSM, all "In Commercial Distribution", with model numbers 248601, 248155, 248154, 248581 and 247967.

UC Davis posts its file on its price transparency page (file), Inova on its hospital charges page (file). These are amounts billed by each hospital on its file date under 45 CFR 180, not Oticon prices and not quotes, and we remove a line on the hospital's written request.

Oticon Own, Zircon and Ruby 2: UC Davis lines by level

Oticon Own

Oticon's U.S. instructions for use for Own cover the "CIC, IIC, ITC, ITE FS, ITE HS" versions. The UC Davis Medical Center file dated April 1, 2026 lists Own at five levels. Its monaural CIC lines, billed under V5254, read $1,110 in discounted cash for "HC OWN 1 (CIC)-MON-OTICON", $760 for level 2, $535 for level 3, $425.25 for level 4 and $281.25 for "HC OWN 5 (CIC)-MON-OTICON". MON marks a line for one aid and BIN a line for two. The binaural CIC lines, under V5258, run from $2,220 for "HC OWN 1 (CIC)-BIN-OTICON" down to $562.50 for "HC OWN 5 (CIC)-BIN-OTICON".

The file doesn't say what separates Own 1 from Own 5, so we don't read the level number as a feature list, and a billed amount says nothing about how well an aid works for you.

An openFDA search of the FDA's device identification database (GUDID) for Oticon records with Own in the model number or description returned records with model numbers 245359, 245336, 247366 and 245356. All four are filed by Sbo Hearing A/S, the second Oticon labeler named in the Demant section below, and none is flagged as over the counter. These records print a model number, not the Own name, so we don't match them to a hospital line.

Oticon Zircon

Oticon's U.S. instructions name Zircon in two versions: "Instructions for Use Oticon More, Play PX, Zircon miniBTE R, miniBTE T". In the same UC Davis file, the monaural "HC ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE R -MON-OTICON", under V5257, is $425.25 in discounted cash and $1,063.13 gross. The binaural "HC ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE R -BIN-OTICON", under V5261, is $850.50 and $2,126.25. The miniRITE T labels sit lower, at $402.75 for "HC ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE T -MON-OTICON" and $805.50 for "HC ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE T -BIN-OTICON" in discounted cash. For Zircon 2, "HC ZIRCON 2 MINIRITE R -MON-OTICON" carries a gross charge of $703.13.

Some Zircon labels are bundles billed under V5221. "HC CROS PX AND ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE R - BIN-OTICON" is $798.30 in discounted cash and "HC CROS MRITE AND ZIRCON 1 MINIRITE R - BIN-OTICON" is $762.30. Each label names a CROS part together with a Zircon aid, so these amounts can't be read as the price of a Zircon pair.

A GUDID search for Oticon records with Zircon in the model number or description returned model number 234187, filed by Sbo Hearing A/S, "In Commercial Distribution" and not flagged as over the counter.

Oticon Ruby 2

The same UC Davis file prices Ruby 2 by style. "HC RUBY 2 BTE-MON-OTICON", under V5257, is $245.50 in discounted cash and $613.75 gross, and "HC RUBY 2 BTE-BIN-OTICON", under V5261, is $491 and $1,227.50. The miniRITE R lines sit a little higher: $267.75 and $669.38 for "HC RUBY 2 MINIRITE R-MON-OTICON", $535.50 and $1,338.75 for "HC RUBY 2 MINIRITE R-BIN-OTICON". The Ruby 1 binaural line is in the first section of this page.

Ruby 2 also appears in CROS bundles billed under V5221: "HC CROS PX AND RUBY 2 MINIRITE R - BIN-OTICON" is $640.80 in discounted cash and "HC CROS MRITE AND RUBY 2 MINIRITE R - BIN-OTICON" $604.80. Each label names a CROS part together with a Ruby 2 aid, so neither amount is the price of a Ruby 2 pair.

GUDID lists model 229713, described as "OTICON RUBY 2 MINIRITE R C093", under Sbo Hearing A/S, device ID 05714464024353, product code OSM, in commercial distribution and not marked over the counter.

UC Davis posts its file on its price transparency page (file). These are amounts billed by the hospital on its file date under 45 CFR 180, not Oticon prices and not quotes, and we remove a line on the hospital's written request.

Chargers, repairs and replacement fees on the UC Davis and MedStar Georgetown files

The purchase is not the only Oticon line UC Davis bills. Its file prices "HC OTICON CHARGER" at $215 in discounted cash and "HC OTICON SMART CHARGER" at $130. A repair carrying a 12-month warranty shows $160, and "HC OTICON REPAIR INSTRUMENTS >5 YEARS" $215. Receiver replacements are listed at $60 and an additional year of extended warranty at $125. A line labeled "HC OTICON L&D REPLACEMENT FEE - HA" carries $100; the file doesn't expand L&D or say what the fee covers.

The EduMic appears at two hospitals under code V5290. UC Davis bills $775 in discounted cash for "HC OTICON EDUMIC", and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., $1,337.70 for "EDUMIC F VOICE STREAM OTICON" in its file dated April 1, 2026.

None of these lines names the aid it serves. A repair charge posted by one hospital is a hospital charge on its file date, not what an independent clinic or the manufacturer asks for the same work.

Ponto and Sentio: bone-anchored parts under the Oticon name

Some Oticon lines are not hearing aids at all. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital bills $7,132.13 in discounted cash for "PONTO 5 MINI SILVER OTICON" and $6,006 for "PONTO 4 SILVER OTICON", both under L8691, which CMS describes as "Auditory osseointegrated device, external sound processor, excludes transducer/actuator, replacement only, each". "SENTIO 1 MINI SILVER OTICON" carries $9,196.69 under L8690, "Auditory osseointegrated device, includes all internal and external components". The MedStar Georgetown file carrying these lines is dated April 1, 2026.

These amounts sit under other codes and buy other things, so they don't compare with the hearing aid lines above. Our page on bone-anchored hearing aids covers what those devices cost and how they are covered.

Oticon in the VA's fiscal 2026 hearing aid report

The Department of Veterans Affairs publishes, through its Denver Logistics Service, a procurement report that counts hearing aids sold to the VA by supplier and month for fiscal year 2026, from October 2025 to September 2026. Its supplier column prints Oticon by name. The report doesn't say whether that line also holds other brands of the same group.

Oticon's yearly totals, as printed:

• Receiver in canal (RIC), rechargeable: 4,155 units
• RIC, non-rechargeable: 1,962
• Custom hearing aids, non-rechargeable: 1,241
• Behind the ear (BTE), non-rechargeable: 868
• BTE, rechargeable: 183
• Custom hearing aids, rechargeable: N/A in every month

The monthly cells move. In RIC non-rechargeable, Oticon's count is 214 in April 2026 and 68 in May 2026; in BTE rechargeable, 24 in April 2026 and 2 in May 2026. The report gives no reason, and we don't supply one. A unit is not a veteran, the categories can overlap, and we neither add them up nor read them as a ranking. Whether a veteran receives an aid, and which one, is settled through VA eligibility, which this page doesn't assess.

Oticon A/S, Demant and the FDA records

In the Global Unique Device Identification Database, queried by brand name through openFDA and limited to hearing aid product codes, 4,380 Oticon records name Oticon A/S as labeler, 1,538 name Sbo Hearing A/S and 2 name Bernafon AG. On the FDA's establishment registration listings carrying the Oticon name, DEMANT A/S is the owner or operator on 10 listings.

Demant's annual report for 2025 sets Oticon beside its other hearing aid brands: "In addition to Oticon's activities, our other hearing aid brands, Bernafon and Philips, also launched products during the year."

A GUDID record is a filing for one device identifier. These counts measure neither FDA approvals, nor models on sale, nor market share, and a labeler's name doesn't tell you which shop near you sells the aid.

Oticon domes: what one Oticon guide lists

Oticon's instructions for the Opn miniRITE, a model that takes size 312 batteries, list 4 dome types: open, power, and two bass domes, one with a single vent and one with a double vent. Sizes run 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 mm; the 5 mm dome is only for speaker 60, and 12 mm isn't offered for the open dome. The Grip Tip, the other standard earpiece, comes in small and large, with and without vent.

Replacing one. The guide says not to clean a dome or Grip Tip: replace it when it is filled with wax, and replace a Grip Tip at least once a month. To swap it, hold the speaker, pull off the earpiece, then insert the speaker into the middle of the new one so it sits firmly.

A notice from the same guide. If the earpiece isn't on the speaker when you take the aid out, it might still be in the ear canal, and the guide tells you to consult your hearing care professional.

These instructions are for one Opn model, not Oticon's rules for Real, Intent or Zeal, so check the guide for your own aid. None of the sources behind this page prices a dome. Other earpieces and parts are on the hearing aid accessories page.

Reading a hospital label before you compare

Read the code before the wording. UC Davis marks binaural lines BIN and bills them under V5261, which CMS describes as "Hearing aid, digital, binaural, bte"; its MON lines go under V5257, "Hearing aid, digital, monaural, bte". Inova writes BINAURAL and MONAURAL in full and uses the same two codes. The descriptor belongs to the code and names no model, and we never split a binaural amount into a per-ear figure.

Shorthand stays as printed. "MINIRITE R", "(FS)" or "PX1" are the hospital's abbreviations; we don't expand them, don't match them to Oticon's current catalogue, and compare no features or hearing results between ranges.

Across nine hospitals in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Oregon, Virginia and Washington, 2,380 gross charge and discounted cash amounts sit on lines whose label contains Oticon, under 450 distinct labels. Keeping lines whose setting is outpatient or both leaves 1,244 amounts, and one actual published amount per hospital, label, code and price type leaves 952, each reread against the original file. The tables above are a selection from that series, not a national sample. For a figure that applies to you, ask the clinic or hospital for a written, itemized estimate.