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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

North Carolina rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$195$170 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $209Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $107 to $219
$100$200facility $186professional $195

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
9 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
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
PL · Progressive lenses
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
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 North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$195

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.