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Fitting Of A Specialty Contact Lens For Keratoconus

North Carolina 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?

$112

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $138.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $93 to $126Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $87 to $145
$100$200facility $93professional $112

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$112

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.