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 601–650. 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
Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · CCN 230239	191	$2,124	About average	$1,680	$6,405
Summit Medical CenterCasper, WY · CCN 530034	664	$2,124	About average	$1,688	$7,958
MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · CCN 160069	39	$2,125	About average	$1,690	$8,051
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · CCN 490069	353	$2,125	About average	$1,687	$14,521
St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · CCN 140053	713	$2,125	About average	$1,686	$17,354
Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · CCN 160016	529	$2,125	About average	$1,689	$9,409
AdventHealth Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · CCN 100099	59	$2,125	About average	$1,686	$69,525
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, IncRonceverte, WV · CCN 510002	108	$2,126	About average	$1,674	$7,190
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	50	$2,128	About average	$1,688	$14,313
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · CCN 140280	204	$2,128	About average	$1,690	$8,977
Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · CCN 390079	569	$2,129	About average	$1,693	$7,588
Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · CCN 420067	784	$2,129	About average	$1,693	$11,223
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	50	$2,129	About average	$1,695	$14,569
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial HospitalFranklin, VA · CCN 490092	186	$2,130	About average	$1,693	$17,155
Pratt Regional Medical CenterPratt, KS · CCN 170027	50	$2,131	About average	$1,694	$5,055
Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · CCN 140239	371	$2,131	About average	$1,691	$14,662
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · CCN 260183	23	$2,132	About average	$1,699	$21,297
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	29	$2,133	About average	$1,687	$26,631
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · CCN 010061	32	$2,134	About average	$1,700	$6,275
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450358	571	$2,134	About average	$1,694	$27,418
Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · CCN 260022	79	$2,134	About average	$1,700	$14,058
St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · CCN 160005	42	$2,135	About average	$1,694	$8,224
UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · CCN 160001	483	$2,135	About average	$1,696	$9,135
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater, OK · CCN 370049	796	$2,135	About average	$1,695	$12,957
St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN · CCN 150034	704	$2,135	About average	$1,687	$16,476
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · CCN 110030	129	$2,136	About average	$1,696	$32,098
OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · CCN 140113	104	$2,137	About average	$1,699	$21,190
Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · CCN 340051	200	$2,137	About average	$1,696	$7,519
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · CCN 490021	154	$2,137	About average	$1,699	$18,227
Uva Health Culpeper Medical CenterCulpeper, VA · CCN 490019	219	$2,138	About average	$1,693	$10,741
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520138	156	$2,138	About average	$1,685	$16,730
Lewisgale Hospital AlleghanyLow Moor, VA · CCN 490126	104	$2,138	About average	$1,696	$20,998
CGH Medical CenterSterling, IL · CCN 140043	463	$2,139	About average	$1,700	$12,475
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	25	$2,140	About average	$1,702	$16,823
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · CCN 340050	105	$2,140	About average	$1,697	$10,314
University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · CCN 520098	128	$2,141	About average	$1,697	$12,764
Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · CCN 200052	46	$2,142	About average	$1,704	$9,185
Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · CCN 200063	78	$2,142	About average	$1,702	$11,796
Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · CCN 150002	35	$2,142	About average	$1,694	$21,060
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	22	$2,142	About average	$1,690	$16,604
Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · CCN 430027	144	$2,142	About average	$1,706	$14,662
Columbus Regional HospitalColumbus, IN · CCN 150112	83	$2,144	About average	$1,707	$6,522
Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · CCN 240040	139	$2,144	About average	$1,701	$11,753
Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · CCN 340151	188	$2,144	About average	$1,694	$9,542
Baylor St Lukes Medical CenterHouston, TX · CCN 450193	806	$2,145	About average	$1,703	$11,341
Franklin Memorial HospitalFarmington, ME · CCN 200037	18	$2,145	About average	$1,699	$13,444
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	902	$2,146	About average	$1,706	$17,366
ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian, MI · CCN 230005	301	$2,147	About average	$1,707	$14,096
Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · CCN 300014	47	$2,147	About average	$1,696	$13,050
Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · CCN 140013	566	$2,148	About average	$1,707	$21,354

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.