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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

New Jersey rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $48 to $170Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $48 to $138
$50$100facility $48professional $89

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
4 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
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
PL · Progressive lenses
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
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 New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$89.13

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.