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Contact Lens, PMMA, Spherical

North Carolina rates for HCPCS V2500

Contact lens, PMMA, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, PMMA, Spherical cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$91.20$79.43 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$85.11 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $85 to $98Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $49 to $100
$50$100facility $85professional $91

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
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
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
PL · Progressive lenses
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CD · Dialysis lab test, bundled
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CM · 80–99% impaired
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
XC
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Indiana. 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· 14th of 51

$91.20

HI $126IN $47.86

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.