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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Kentucky rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $174 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$83.18 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$126 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $100 to $200Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $51 to $123
$50$100$200facility $174professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72

Where Kentucky sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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· 44th of 51

$100

KS $123RI $85.11

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.