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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

Kentucky rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$105 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$129 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $347Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $174
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $135professional $141

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
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
8 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
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
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 Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$141

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.