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Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal

Washington rates for HCPCS V2522

Contact lens, hydrophilic, bifocal, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contact Lens, Hydrophilic, Bifocal cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$174$105 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$209 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $209 to $417Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $105 to $10,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $257professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
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 Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 51

$174

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.