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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

New York rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$115$102 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$288 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $646Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $93 to $186
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $115

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
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$120.23
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
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
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
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 New York 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.

New York· 43rd of 51

$115

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.