V2299 HCPCS Level II code: Specialty bifocal (by report)
V2299 is the HCPCS code for “Specialty bifocal (by report)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V2299Specialty bifocal (by report)
Short description: Lens bifocal speciality
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V2299 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)
- Type of service
- Vision items or services
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1985
Where V2299 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V2299Specialty bifocal (by report)
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code V2299 mean?
V2299 is the HCPCS code for “Specialty bifocal (by report)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V2299?
CMS lists V2299’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside V2299
All V codesV2214Spherocylinder, bifocal, sphere over plus or minus 12.00d, per lensV2215Lenticular (myodisc), per lens, bifocalV2218Aniseikonic, per lens, bifocalV2219Bifocal seg width over 28 mmV2220Bifocal add over 3.25dV2221Lenticular lens, per lens, bifocalV2300Sphere, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d, per lensV2301Sphere, trifocal, plus or minus 4.12 to plus or minus 7.00d, per lensV2302Sphere, trifocal, plus or minus 7.12 to plus or minus 20.00, per lensV2303Spherocylinder, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, .12-2.00d cylinder, per lensV2304Spherocylinder, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, 2.25-4.00d cylinder, per lensV2305Spherocylinder, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, 4.25 to 6.00 cylinder, per lens