V2499 HCPCS Level II code: Variable sphericity lens, other type
V2499 is the HCPCS code for “Variable sphericity lens, other type” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V2499Variable sphericity lens, other type
Short description: Variable asphericity lens
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V2499 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, 1984
Where V2499 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V2499Variable sphericity lens, other type
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 V2499 mean?
V2499 is the HCPCS code for “Variable sphericity lens, other type” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V2499?
CMS lists V2499’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 V2499
All V codesV2319Trifocal seg width over 28 mmV2320Trifocal add over 3.25dV2321Lenticular lens, per lens, trifocalV2399Specialty trifocal (by report)V2410Variable asphericity lens, single vision, full field, glass or plastic, per lensV2430Variable asphericity lens, bifocal, full field, glass or plastic, per lensV2500Contact lens, pmma, spherical, per lensV2501Contact lens, pmma, toric or prism ballast, per lensV2502Contact lens, pmma, bifocal, per lensV2503Contact lens, pmma, color vision deficiency, per lensV2510Contact lens, gas permeable, spherical, per lensV2511Contact lens, gas permeable, toric, prism ballast, per lens