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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical

Washington rates for HCPCS V2520

Contact lens, hydrophilic, spherical, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Spherical cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$63.10 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$138 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $138 to $275Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $62 to $10,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $170professional $115

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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
3 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
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 Washington 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.

Washington· 13th of 51

$115

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.