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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Alabama rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $87.10.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $145 to $170Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $52 to $87
$50$100facility $170professional $63

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
3 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
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 Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. 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.

Alabama· 47th of 51

$63.10

MN $151UT $61.66

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.