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Dark Adaptation Eye Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 92284

A patient sits in a darkened room while an instrument measures how quickly and how well their eyes adjust to low light over time, and the results are interpreted and documented in a report. This test can help evaluate certain retinal conditions that affect night vision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dark Adaptation Eye Test cost?

$57.54

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $58.88.

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 $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $55Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $37 to $87
$50$100facility $55professional $58

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
7 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
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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· 17th of 51

$57.54

AK $110OH $33.11

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.