Vision plan or medical?
Who pays depends on why you’re coming in. Two questions, then you’ll know where the visit gets billed, what to bring and what it costs if you pay yourself.
Good to know.
- One visit, two reasons
- If you come in for glasses and mention a problem, part of the visit may go to medical insurance. We tell you before we bill it.
- Contact lenses cost more to fit
- A contact lens exam adds a fitting: measuring the eye, trial lenses and a follow-up visit. Many vision plans pay part of it.
- Glasses and contacts are separate
- Vision plans usually give an allowance for glasses or for contacts in a year, not both. Check which one you’ve used.
- Medicare
- Original Medicare doesn’t cover eye exams for glasses or contacts. It does cover a yearly eye exam for diabetic retinopathy if you have diabetes, and some Medicare Advantage plans add vision benefits.
