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Replacement Of A Contact Lens

South 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$36.31 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$200 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $437Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $32 to $71
$50$100$200$500facility $234professional $42

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
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
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$42.66

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.