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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Toric or Prism Ballast

Idaho rates for HCPCS V2521

Contact lens, hydrophilic, toric, or prism ballast, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Toric or Prism Ballast cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$191$107 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$209 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $182 to $355Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $100 to $8,128
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$13,489.63
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$15,488.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
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 Idaho sits

The same service costs 2.8 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$191

MN $295UT $107

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.