V2799 HCPCS Level II code: Vision item or service, miscellaneous
V2799 is the HCPCS code for “Vision item or service, miscellaneous” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
V2799Vision item or service, miscellaneous
Short description: Misc vision item or service
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V2799 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 V2799 sits
- 1V codesVision, hearing and speech-language services
- 2Active code V2799Vision item or service, miscellaneous
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 V2799 mean?
V2799 is the HCPCS code for “Vision item or service, miscellaneous” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover V2799?
CMS lists V2799’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 V2799
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