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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Connecticut rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $138.

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 $151 · 10th to 90th $117 to $182Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $63 to $162
$100facility $151professional $105

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.00
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 Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$105

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.