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Tint, Photochromatic

South Carolina rates for HCPCS V2744

Tint, photochromatic, per lens

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tint, Photochromatic cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$16.60 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$21.38 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $29Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50facility $23professional $20

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Montana than in New York. 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$19.95

MT $25.12NY $8.51

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.