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V2783

V2783Lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lens

HCPCSActiveBETOS D1F

V2783 is a HCPCS Level II code for lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 glass, excludes polycarbonate, 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

Want the dollar amount for your locality? The fee calculator applies your GPCI and the current conversion factor.

Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day

The most units of V2783 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 · Anatomic Consideration
DME supplier
2 units
MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · Anatomic Consideration

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 V2783

Long descriptor
Lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lens

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Lens, >= 1.66 p/>=1.80 g

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 1, 2004

When CMS introduced the code.

BETOS
D1F

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
38 — DMEPOS

Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices and vision services. Price subject to floors and ceilings.

Codes adjacent to V2783

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If V2783 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • 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
  • V2780Oversize lens, per lens
  • V2781Progressive lens, per lens
  • V2782Lens, index 1.54 to 1.65 plastic or 1.60 to 1.79 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lens
  • V2784Lens, polycarbonate or equal, any index, per lens
  • V2785Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue
  • V2786Specialty occupational multifocal lens, per lens
  • V2787Astigmatism correcting function of intraocular lens
  • V2788Presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lens
  • V2790Amniotic membrane for surgical reconstruction, per procedure
  • V2797Vision supply, accessory and/or service component of another hcpcs vision code
  • V2799Vision item or service, miscellaneous

Questions about V2783

What is HCPCS code V2783?

V2783 is a HCPCS Level II code for lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 glass, excludes polycarbonate, per lens. It sits in the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section.

Does Medicare cover V2783?

The CMS HCPCS file marks V2783 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 V2783 paid under the physician fee schedule?

V2783 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.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026