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Replacement Of A Contact Lens

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 92326

Covers supplying a replacement for a contact lens that was already prescribed and fitted, when the original is lost, torn or damaged. The replacement matches the prescription already on record. It does not include a new eye examination or a fresh fitting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Contact Lens cost?

$43.65

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $46.77.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $37 to $37Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $32 to $59
$50$100facility $37professional $44

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
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
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 15th of 51

$43.65

AK $93.33FL $28.18

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.