V2788 — Presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lens
V2788 is a HCPCS Level II code for presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lens. It belongs to the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by statute
Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
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 statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of V2788 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
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
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 V2788
- Long descriptor
- Presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lens
- Short descriptor
- Presbyopia-correct function
- Added
- January 1, 2006
- 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 V2788
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If V2788 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- V2783Lens, index greater than or equal to 1.66 plastic or greater than or equal to 1.80 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
- V2790Amniotic membrane for surgical reconstruction, per procedure
- V2797Vision supply, accessory and/or service component of another hcpcs vision code
- V2799Vision item or service, miscellaneous
- V5008Hearing screening
- V5010Assessment for hearing aid
- V5011Fitting/orientation/checking of hearing aid
- V5014Repair/modification of a hearing aid
- V5020Conformity evaluation
Questions about V2788
What is HCPCS code V2788?
V2788 is a HCPCS Level II code for presbyopia correcting function of intraocular lens. It sits in the Vision, Hearing and Speech-Language Pathology section.
Does Medicare cover V2788?
The CMS HCPCS file marks V2788 as "Non-covered by statute". Excluded from coverage by the Social Security Act itself, not by a policy decision. No documentation and no appeal changes this one — an ABN is the relevant conversation.
How is V2788 paid under the physician fee schedule?
V2788 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.