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Fitting Of A Specialty Contact Lens For Keratoconus

South 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $129.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $98 to $257Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $81 to $148
$100$200facility $129professional $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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 30th 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.