# HCPCS V2523: Contact lens, hydrophilic, extended wear, per lens

Medicare HCPCS V2523 pays $211.38 on average under the 2026 Q4 Medicare DMEPOS Fee Schedule (non-rural). State amounts run from $178.06 in Alaska to $388.84 in Puerto Rico, a 118% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2523-hcpcs-fee-schedule
Section: Vision and Hearing Services
Billed by: Optometrist

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $211.38 |
| National facility | $211.38 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Puerto Rico | $388.84 | $388.84 |
| Connecticut | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Maine | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Massachusetts | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| New Hampshire | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Rhode Island | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Vermont | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Delaware | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| District of Columbia | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| Maryland | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| Pennsylvania | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| Virginia | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| West Virginia | $231.23 | $231.23 |
| New Jersey | $229.77 | $229.77 |
| New York | $229.77 | $229.77 |
| Virgin Islands | $229.77 | $229.77 |
| Illinois | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Indiana | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Michigan | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Minnesota | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Ohio | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Wisconsin | $227.73 | $227.73 |
| Arkansas | $225.33 | $225.33 |
| Louisiana | $225.33 | $225.33 |
| New Mexico | $225.33 | $225.33 |
| Oklahoma | $225.33 | $225.33 |
| Texas | $225.33 | $225.33 |
| Hawaii | $190.37 | $190.37 |
| Idaho | $188.26 | $188.26 |
| Oregon | $188.26 | $188.26 |
| Washington | $188.26 | $188.26 |
| Iowa | $187.02 | $187.02 |
| Kansas | $187.02 | $187.02 |
| Missouri | $187.02 | $187.02 |
| Nebraska | $187.02 | $187.02 |
| Alabama | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Arizona | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| California | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Colorado | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Florida | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Georgia | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Kentucky | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Mississippi | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Montana | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Nevada | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| North Carolina | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| North Dakota | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| South Carolina | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| South Dakota | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Tennessee | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Utah | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Wyoming | $184.35 | $184.35 |
| Alaska | $178.06 | $178.06 |

## Related codes

- 92310: Fitting of contact lens, corneal, bifocal, both eyes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/92310-cpt-fee-schedule
- 92311: Fitting of contact lens, corneal, aphakic patient, one eye — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/92311-cpt-fee-schedule
- 92314: Prescription of optical/physical characteristics of contact lens, both eyes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/92314-cpt-fee-schedule
- V2500: Contact lens, PMMA, spherical, per lens — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2500-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- V2501: Contact lens, PMMA, toric or prism ballast, per lens — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2501-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- V2502: Contact lens, PMMA, bifocal, per lens — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2502-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- V2503: Contact lens, PMMA, color vision deficiency, per lens — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2503-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- V2510: Contact lens, gas permeable, spherical, per lens — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/V2510-hcpcs-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for V2523 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules