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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Kentucky rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$63.10 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$79.43 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $46 to $200Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $62 to $110
$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $83

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
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
8 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
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
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 Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$83.18

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.