V2785 HCPCS Level II code: Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue
V2785 is the HCPCS code for “Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V2785Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue
Short description: Corneal tissue processing
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V2785 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)
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Vision items or services
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Jan 1, 1990
Where V2785 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V2785Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue
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 V2785 mean?
V2785 is the HCPCS code for “Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V2785?
CMS lists V2785’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 V2785
All V codesV2770Occluder lens, per lensV2780Oversize lens, per lensV2781Progressive lens, per lensV2782Lens, index 1.54 to 1.65 plastic or 1.60 to 1.79 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lensV2783Lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lensV2784Lens, polycarbonate or equal, any index, per lensV2786Specialty occupational multifocal lens, per lensV2787Astigmatism correcting function of intraocular lensV2788Presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lensV2790Amniotic membrane for surgical reconstruction, per procedureV2797Vision supply, accessory and/or service component of another hcpcs vision codeV2799Vision item or service, miscellaneous