V2522 HCPCS Level II code: Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens
V2522 is the HCPCS code for “Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V2522Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens
Short description: Cntct lens hydrophil bifocl
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V2522 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Vision items or services
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1985
Where V2522 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V2522Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens
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 V2522 mean?
V2522 is the HCPCS code for “Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V2522?
CMS lists V2522’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. 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 V2522
All V codesV2510Contact lens, gas permeable, spherical, per lensV2511Contact lens, gas permeable, toric, prism ballast, per lensV2512Contact lens, gas permeable, bifocal, per lensV2513Contact lens, gas permeable, extended wear, per lensV2520Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lensV2521Contact lens, hydrophilic, toric, or prism ballast, per lensV2523Contact lens, hydrophilic, extended wear, per lensV2524Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, photochromic additive, per lensV2525Contact lens, hydrophilic, dual focus, per lensV2526Contact lens, hydrophilic, with blue-violet filter, per lensV2530Contact lens, scleral, gas impermeable, per lens (for contact lens modification, see 92325)V2531Contact lens, scleral, gas permeable, per lens (for contact lens modification, see 92325)