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 651–700. 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
Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood, TX · CCN 450587	192	$2,148	About average	$1,706	$20,273
St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · CCN 180018	187	$2,148	About average	$1,711	$10,096
University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · CCN 230046 · +$141 outlier payments per case	1,412	$2,148	About average	$1,710	$22,808
Forest Health Medical CenterYpsilanti, MI · CCN 230144	233	$2,149	About average	$1,712	$10,470
Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalOnancock, VA · CCN 490037	43	$2,149	About average	$1,709	$12,034
Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OH · CCN 360040	191	$2,151	About average	$1,712	$11,963
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · CCN 450775	352	$2,151	About average	$1,711	$52,244
Harris HealthHouston, TX · CCN 450289	21	$2,151	About average	$1,714	$11,378
Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · CCN 140231	29	$2,152	About average	$1,702	$18,169
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150021	39	$2,152	About average	$1,713	$12,445
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · CCN 160057	156	$2,152	About average	$1,714	$6,548
HSHS Holy Family Hospital IncGreenville, IL · CCN 140137	110	$2,154	About average	$1,716	$8,401
OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · CCN 140052	113	$2,154	About average	$1,716	$11,312
OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL · CCN 140012	14	$2,154	About average	$1,716	$16,121
St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · CCN 140145	90	$2,154	About average	$1,716	$7,977
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140135	71	$2,154	About average	$1,716	$12,842
Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · CCN 140059	245	$2,154	About average	$1,715	$7,284
Carle Health Pekin HospitalPekin, IL · CCN 140120	124	$2,154	About average	$1,713	$20,792
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord, MI · CCN 230133	250	$2,154	About average	$1,711	$7,142
Community Memorial HospitalSouth Hill, VA · CCN 490098	196	$2,154	About average	$1,702	$12,488
Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · CCN 340109	109	$2,156	About average	$1,707	$13,142
Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · CCN 230095	193	$2,156	About average	$1,714	$5,471
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · CCN 110005	585	$2,157	About average	$1,716	$10,786
Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · CCN 490050	367	$2,158	About average	$1,713	$10,615
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	1,620	$2,158	About average	$1,716	$7,221
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · CCN 520011	48	$2,159	About average	$1,705	$8,412
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey, MI · CCN 230105	121	$2,159	About average	$1,715	$6,422
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · CCN 110007	53	$2,161	About average	$1,715	$8,079
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TX · CCN 450638	20	$2,161	About average	$1,722	$48,963
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty, TX · CCN 450847	14	$2,161	About average	$1,722	$17,982
St Luke's Patients Medical CenterPasadena, TX · CCN 670031	13	$2,161	About average	$1,722	$10,799
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball, TX · CCN 450670	281	$2,161	About average	$1,721	$26,439
Oakbend Medical CenterRichmond, TX · CCN 450330	86	$2,161	About average	$1,721	$15,039
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital KingwoodKingwood, TX · CCN 670005	163	$2,161	About average	$1,720	$13,594
AdventHealth OttawaOttawa, KS · CCN 170014	361	$2,161	About average	$1,717	$26,143
NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · CCN 140010	2,412	$2,162	About average	$1,722	$16,316
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · CCN 110252	22	$2,163	About average	$1,723	$22,468
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · CCN 110091	111	$2,163	About average	$1,722	$31,101
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110079	103	$2,163	About average	$1,720	$37,759
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · CCN 110184	15	$2,163	About average	$1,719	$26,002
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · CCN 490063	975	$2,163	About average	$1,715	$6,501
Southside Community Hospital, IncFarmville, VA · CCN 490090	126	$2,163	About average	$1,723	$15,493
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · CCN 270012	160	$2,163	About average	$1,713	$7,462
Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac, MI · CCN 230081	177	$2,165	About average	$1,721	$9,378
Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · CCN 450370	513	$2,165	About average	$1,723	$5,196
Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids, MI · CCN 230093	209	$2,165	About average	$1,717	$8,247
Eastland Memorial HospitalEastland, TX · CCN 450411	29	$2,166	About average	$1,725	$7,292
Matagorda Regional Medical CenterBay City, TX · CCN 450465	14	$2,166	About average	$1,725	$11,297
Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio, TX · CCN 450154	25	$2,166	About average	$1,725	$11,520
Childress Regional Medical CenterChildress, TX · CCN 450369	98	$2,166	About average	$1,725	$6,106

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.