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Fitting Of A Specialty Contact Lens For Keratoconus

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 92072

This service is the fitting of a specialized contact lens for a person with keratoconus, a condition in which the cornea becomes thin and develops an irregular, cone-like shape. The lens is custom-fitted to improve vision by compensating for the cornea's irregular surface, and this covers the initial fitting process.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fitting Of A Specialty Contact Lens For Keratoconus cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $0.02 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$95.50 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.02$0.02 to $0.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $40Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $79 to $145
$0.1$1$10$100facility $0professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 34th of 51

$110

AK $331NJ $81.28

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.