S0595 — Dispensing new spectacle lenses for patient supplied frame
S0595 is a HCPCS Level II code for dispensing new spectacle lenses for patient supplied frame. It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
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The CMS record for S0595
- Long descriptor
- Dispensing new spectacle lenses for patient supplied frame
- Short descriptor
- New lenses in pts old frame
- Added
- April 1, 2005
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to S0595
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0595 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S0514Color contact lens, per lens
- S0515Scleral lens, liquid bandage device, per lens
- S0516Safety eyeglass frames
- S0518Sunglasses frames
- S0580Polycarbonate lens (list this code in addition to the basic code for the lens)
- S0581Nonstandard lens (list this code in addition to the basic code for the lens)
- S0590Integral lens service, miscellaneous services reported separately
- S0592Comprehensive contact lens evaluation
- S0596Phakic intraocular lens for correction of refractive error
- S0601Screening proctoscopy
- S0610Annual gynecological examination, new patient
- S0612Annual gynecological examination, established patient
- S0613Annual gynecological examination; clinical breast examination without pelvic evaluation
- S0618Audiometry for hearing aid evaluation to determine the level and degree of hearing loss
- S0620Routine ophthalmological examination including refraction; new patient
- S0621Routine ophthalmological examination including refraction; established patient
Questions about S0595
What is HCPCS code S0595?
S0595 is a HCPCS Level II code for dispensing new spectacle lenses for patient supplied frame. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S0595?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S0595 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is S0595 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S0595 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.