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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

Colorado rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$105 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$182 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $457Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $98 to $219
$100$200$500facility $209professional $155

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
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 Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Indiana. 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.

Colorado· 32nd of 51

$158

AK $347IN $105

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.