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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

Connecticut rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $234.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $219 to $339Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $275
$100$200facility $282professional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
7 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
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 Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$178

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.