S0515 — Scleral lens, liquid bandage device, per lens
S0515 is a HCPCS Level II code for scleral lens, liquid bandage device, per lens. 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.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for S0515
- Long descriptor
- Scleral lens, liquid bandage device, per lens
- Short descriptor
- Scleral lens liquid bandage
- Added
- October 1, 2004
- 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 S0515
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0515 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S0400Global fee for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy treatment of kidney stone(s)
- S0500Disposable contact lens, per lens
- S0504Single vision prescription lens (safety, athletic, or sunglass), per lens
- S0506Bifocal vision prescription lens (safety, athletic, or sunglass), per lens
- S0508Trifocal vision prescription lens (safety, athletic, or sunglass), per lens
- S0510Non-prescription lens (safety, athletic, or sunglass), per lens
- S0512Daily wear specialty contact lens, per lens
- S0514Color contact lens, 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
- S0595Dispensing new spectacle lenses for patient supplied frame
- S0596Phakic intraocular lens for correction of refractive error
Questions about S0515
What is HCPCS code S0515?
S0515 is a HCPCS Level II code for scleral lens, liquid bandage device, per lens. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S0515?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S0515 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 S0515 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S0515 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.