HCPCS Code S0516

Safety eyeglass frames
Code effective Jul 01, 2001

HCPCS Section
Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)

S0516 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Safety eyeglass frames or (Safety frames) for short. HCPCS S0516 has been effective since 07/01/2001 and applies to Vision items or services.


HCPCS Code Details - S0516

HCPCS Level II Code
Section S - Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code S0516
Description

Long description:
Safety eyeglass frames

Short description:
Safety frames

HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code I - Not payable by Medicare
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service Q - Vision items or services
Effective date Effective Jul 01, 2001
Date added Added Jul 01, 2001

See also

1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”


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