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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Iowa rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$74.13 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$162 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $145 to $372Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $68 to $214
$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $120

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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
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
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
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 Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$120

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.