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 551–600. 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
Magnolia HospitalMagnolia, AR · CCN 040067	17	$2,105	About average	$1,677	$6,003
Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · CCN 040050	20	$2,105	About average	$1,677	$11,034
HCA Florida Putnam HospitalPalatka, FL · CCN 100232	220	$2,105	About average	$1,669	$13,853
Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · CCN 520066	494	$2,106	About average	$1,674	$14,588
Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · CCN 520095	86	$2,107	About average	$1,672	$10,184
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, TX · CCN 450424	220	$2,107	About average	$1,662	$31,344
Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · CCN 520206	201	$2,108	About average	$1,676	$10,807
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings, MT · CCN 270004	296	$2,108	About average	$1,679	$3,156
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · CCN 140304	32	$2,108	About average	$1,653	$10,772
Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson, WI · CCN 520071	73	$2,108	About average	$1,679	$11,890
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · CCN 110046	223	$2,109	About average	$1,665	$31,660
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · CCN 110089	11	$2,110	About average	$1,681	$11,094
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup, GA · CCN 110124	42	$2,110	About average	$1,681	$16,277
Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · CCN 110109	23	$2,110	About average	$1,674	$12,498
Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · CCN 110051	163	$2,110	About average	$1,670	$10,605
UPMC CarlisleCarlisle, PA · CCN 390058	128	$2,110	About average	$1,681	$8,333
AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · CCN 100014	14	$2,111	About average	$1,682	$10,397
AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte, FL · CCN 100077	29	$2,111	About average	$1,682	$39,911
AdventHealth WatermanTavares, FL · CCN 100057	17	$2,111	About average	$1,682	$15,100
AdventHealth ZephyrhillsZephyrhills, FL · CCN 100046	13	$2,111	About average	$1,682	$23,754
Orlando Health St Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, FL · CCN 100302	57	$2,111	About average	$1,682	$22,299
AdventHealth SebringSebring, FL · CCN 100109	44	$2,111	About average	$1,680	$23,397
AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · CCN 100007	90	$2,111	About average	$1,680	$19,937
HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · CCN 100209	28	$2,111	About average	$1,679	$54,787
HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness, FL · CCN 100023	74	$2,111	About average	$1,678	$57,798
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	642	$2,111	About average	$1,676	$6,462
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	99	$2,111	About average	$1,674	$44,549
OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · CCN 140093	245	$2,112	About average	$1,673	$19,041
Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · CCN 260074	30	$2,112	About average	$1,682	$31,099
St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · CCN 520044	190	$2,112	About average	$1,680	$10,429
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · CCN 110054	138	$2,112	About average	$1,681	$35,104
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls, TX · CCN 670108	247	$2,113	About average	$1,672	$8,441
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KS · CCN 170006	136	$2,114	About average	$1,679	$9,355
Integris Health Woodward HospitalWoodward, OK · CCN 370002	142	$2,115	About average	$1,674	$23,575
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	407	$2,115	About average	$1,680	$11,803
Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · CCN 520116	244	$2,116	About average	$1,685	$14,255
Dupont Hospital LLCFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150150	63	$2,116	About average	$1,680	$25,349
St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140166	281	$2,117	About average	$1,677	$11,091
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · CCN 490040	50	$2,117	About average	$1,668	$9,149
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam, WI · CCN 520076	226	$2,117	About average	$1,685	$13,531
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · CCN 340070	346	$2,118	About average	$1,681	$9,440
Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point, IN · CCN 150126	229	$2,118	About average	$1,682	$13,416
Hays Medical CenterHays, KS · CCN 170013	303	$2,119	About average	$1,681	$7,400
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · CCN 340042	1,008	$2,119	About average	$1,675	$7,724
AD Hospital East, LLCHouston, TX · CCN 670102	19	$2,119	About average	$1,683	$21,795
Integris Grove HospitalGrove, OK · CCN 370113	21	$2,119	About average	$1,689	$14,850
University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend CampusGreat Bend, KS · CCN 170191	301	$2,120	About average	$1,684	$7,568
St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA · CCN 390335	26	$2,124	About average	$1,692	$27,010
Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · CCN 260050	55	$2,124	About average	$1,692	$5,469
University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · CCN 450018	417	$2,124	About average	$1,684	$12,317

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.