V2744 — Tint, photochromatic, per lens
V2744 is a HCPCS Level II code for tint, photochromatic, per lens. It belongs to the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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 statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of V2744 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
- DME supplier
- 2 units MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Clinical: Data
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for V2744
- Long descriptor
- Tint, photochromatic, per lens
- Short descriptor
- Tint photochromatic lens/es
- Added
- January 1, 1985
- BETOS
- D1F
- Pricing indicator
- 38 — DMEPOS
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.
Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices and vision services. Price subject to floors and ceilings.
Codes adjacent to V2744
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If V2744 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- V2631Iris supported intraocular lens
- V2632Posterior chamber intraocular lens
- V2700Balance lens, per lens
- V2702Deluxe lens feature
- V2710Slab off prism, glass or plastic, per lens
- V2715Prism, per lens
- V2718Press-on lens, fresnell prism, per lens
- V2730Special base curve, glass or plastic, per lens
- V2745Addition to lens; tint, any color, solid, gradient or equal, excludes photochromatic, any lens material, per lens
- V2750Anti-reflective coating, per lens
- V2755U-v lens, per lens
- V2756Eye glass case
- V2760Scratch resistant coating, per lens
- V2761Mirror coating, any type, solid, gradient or equal, any lens material, per lens
- V2762Polarization, any lens material, per lens
- V2770Occluder lens, per lens
Questions about V2744
What is HCPCS code V2744?
V2744 is a HCPCS Level II code for tint, photochromatic, per lens. It sits in the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section.
Does Medicare cover V2744?
The CMS HCPCS file marks V2744 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
How is V2744 paid under the physician fee schedule?
V2744 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.