Outpatient procedure · APC 5491 · Surgery or procedure

Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $2,208 per procedure at 1,174 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $2,008 and $2,312.

Also known as: Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $2,208
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $2,008–$2,312
Medicare’s share: $1,75279% of the payment
Average billed charge: $13,330
Hospitals reporting: 1,174275,392 procedures

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1,169 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 1 Intraocular Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfport, MS · CCN 250019	299	$752	66% below the national average	$592	$15,219
Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390114	37	$802	64% below the national average	$627	$11,582
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · CCN 260162	429	$813	63% below the national average	$643	$10,506
MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · CCN 360059	243	$848	62% below the national average	$443	$8,381
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana, IL · CCN 140091	170	$853	61% below the national average	$678	$8,033
Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · CCN 470024	262	$866	61% below the national average	$405	$7,348
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · CCN 010079	139	$878	60% below the national average	$694	$7,494
Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · CCN 390065	437	$916	59% below the national average	$728	$7,955
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · CCN 100113	385	$921	58% below the national average	$731	$16,389
Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · CCN 020024	118	$937	58% below the national average	$740	$8,181
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	501	$940	57% below the national average	$746	$24,697
UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · CCN 320001	220	$955	57% below the national average	$754	$8,743
University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · CCN 170040	494	$957	57% below the national average	$759	$11,688
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	158	$970	56% below the national average	$768	$14,516
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health CenterLewiston, NY · CCN 330188	60	$988	55% below the national average	$785	$7,042
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · CCN 390048	536	$992	55% below the national average	$788	$13,293
ProMedica Toledo HospitalToledo, OH · CCN 360068	1,073	$1,019	54% below the national average	$807	$12,856
MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · CCN 420004	949	$1,020	54% below the national average	$805	$22,079
White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · CCN 330304	73	$1,048	53% below the national average	$833	$18,719
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene, TX · CCN 450229	154	$1,048	53% below the national average	$834	$34,120
Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · CCN 470001	460	$1,083	51% below the national average	$612	$6,280
University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · CCN 470003	383	$1,093	51% below the national average	$628	$6,679
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	452	$1,100	50% below the national average	$873	$44,167
Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers, FL · CCN 100012	36	$1,126	49% below the national average	$897	$18,441
Doctors Hospital Of MantecaManteca, CA · CCN 050118	114	$1,186	46% below the national average	$945	$36,511
Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050590	34	$1,191	46% below the national average	$948	$14,076
UPMC MemorialYork, PA · CCN 390101	728	$1,208	45% below the national average	$960	$7,493
Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta, OH · CCN 360147	222	$1,268	43% below the national average	$860	$6,839
Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · CCN 280111	456	$1,305	41% below the national average	$1,039	$2,628
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · CCN 440016	203	$1,337	39% below the national average	$1,064	$9,509
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · CCN 470005	165	$1,377	38% below the national average	$915	$8,908
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · CCN 470011	95	$1,510	32% below the national average	$1,079	$8,508
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	1,070	$1,691	23% below the national average	$1,343	$8,783
Memorial HospitalFremont, OH · CCN 360156	250	$1,704	23% below the national average	$1,298	$11,351
Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · CCN 360020	23	$1,708	23% below the national average	$1,305	$16,426
Bay Park Community HospitalOregon, OH · CCN 360259	26	$1,745	21% below the national average	$1,341	$12,887
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	29	$1,779	19% below the national average	$1,379	$30,716
Lake HealthConcord, OH · CCN 360098	49	$1,795	19% below the national average	$1,389	$15,733
Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL · CCN 010045	47	$1,804	18% below the national average	$1,410	$10,514
Community Hospital IncTallassee, AL · CCN 010034	22	$1,815	18% below the national average	$1,417	$4,571
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · CCN 180009	19	$1,819	18% below the national average	$1,406	$12,726
Legent Orthopedic HospitalGrapevine, TX · CCN 670265	24	$1,820	18% below the national average	$1,446	$13,733
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	33	$1,827	17% below the national average	$1,418	$28,200
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · CCN 190015	41	$1,827	17% below the national average	$1,433	$18,477
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston, WV · CCN 510038	232	$1,839	17% below the national average	$1,452	$8,458
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · CCN 010019	136	$1,842	17% below the national average	$1,454	$5,336
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · CCN 190039	38	$1,850	16% below the national average	$1,439	$18,986
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · CCN 010101	38	$1,852	16% below the national average	$1,453	$27,731
St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · CCN 010130	170	$1,858	16% below the national average	$1,459	$14,579
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190064	14	$1,858	16% below the national average	$1,458	$16,689

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 303,574 procedures at 1,440 hospitals · 2021: 341,836 procedures at 1,390 hospitals · 2022: 327,200 procedures at 1,330 hospitals · 2023: 300,166 procedures at 1,274 hospitals · 2024: 275,392 procedures at 1,174 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$2,009	$11K
2021	$2,084	$11K
2022	$2,104	$12K
2023	$2,122	$13K
2024	$2,208	$13K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Level 1 Intraocular Procedures, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	5	1,365	$1,109	$1,083–$1,377
Mississippi	12	1,732	$1,738	$1,903–$2,002
South Carolina	13	3,827	$1,770	$1,983–$1,996
New Mexico	5	990	$1,781	$1,990–$2,063
Ohio	51	13,884	$1,898	$1,967–$2,067
Alabama	31	4,825	$1,907	$1,863–$1,941
Kansas	18	4,409	$1,923	$1,989–$2,118
Tennessee	25	3,090	$1,924	$1,896–$1,989
Louisiana	36	7,147	$1,951	$1,904–$1,974
West Virginia	15	3,623	$1,954	$1,928–$2,038
Missouri	27	5,635	$1,956	$2,014–$2,133
Pennsylvania	64	15,080	$1,974	$2,078–$2,234
Nebraska	5	3,401	$1,974	$2,068–$2,100
Kentucky	29	4,512	$1,995	$1,955–$2,004
Arkansas	10	1,988	$1,998	$1,983–$2,088
Florida	28	5,055	$2,005	$2,060–$2,111
Oklahoma	27	4,402	$2,020	$1,962–$2,022
Iowa	18	5,707	$2,033	$1,986–$2,111
Georgia	39	5,409	$2,050	$1,959–$2,132
Michigan	52	8,395	$2,051	$2,030–$2,150
Texas	69	14,253	$2,069	$2,003–$2,148
Utah	16	3,812	$2,084	$2,062–$2,117
North Carolina	52	17,278	$2,087	$2,028–$2,100
Virginia	29	8,560	$2,088	$1,998–$2,154
Indiana	31	7,128	$2,093	$2,066–$2,127
Idaho	2	178	$2,114	$2,108–$2,157
Maine	7	845	$2,121	$2,071–$2,162
Wisconsin	43	10,839	$2,122	$2,096–$2,192
Montana	4	1,118	$2,155	$2,149–$2,174
Wyoming	3	828	$2,156	$2,200–$2,308
Alaska	4	544	$2,159	$2,038–$2,545
Illinois	71	18,582	$2,182	$2,154–$2,234
Colorado	13	3,761	$2,229	$2,218–$2,345
North Dakota	3	1,399	$2,253	$2,177–$2,246
Arizona	7	712	$2,260	$2,265–$2,328
Minnesota	28	6,855	$2,279	$2,200–$2,323
South Dakota	8	1,896	$2,280	$2,174–$2,334
Delaware	2	336	$2,305	$2,287–$2,315
New Hampshire	6	1,787	$2,306	$2,217–$2,329
District of Columbia	3	587	$2,345	$2,340–$2,355
Rhode Island	4	434	$2,362	$2,360–$2,365
Washington	15	4,590	$2,422	$2,331–$2,483
Oregon	9	2,473	$2,455	$2,421–$2,526
Massachusetts	22	8,017	$2,488	$2,476–$2,503
New Jersey	20	2,849	$2,551	$2,440–$2,626
Connecticut	16	4,232	$2,561	$2,575–$2,600
New York	75	21,019	$2,571	$2,471–$2,640
Hawaii	2	159	$2,705	$2,633–$2,791
Nevada	1	12	$2,829	$2,829–$2,829
California	99	25,833	$2,982	$2,855–$3,215

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.