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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

North Carolina rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 6 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$110$100 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$107 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $93 to $162Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $56 to $129
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $110professional $110

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
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
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where North Carolina sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $110 · 7th of 51
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.