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 51–100. 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
South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant City, FL · CCN 100132	19	$1,861	16% below the national average	$1,416	$11,418
North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · CCN 010086	157	$1,863	16% below the national average	$1,475	$5,109
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	57	$1,864	16% below the national average	$1,457	$44,602
Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · CCN 010065	201	$1,864	16% below the national average	$1,471	$5,830
Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical CenterNewport, TN · CCN 440153	56	$1,867	15% below the national average	$1,469	$12,568
Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · CCN 010164	120	$1,870	15% below the national average	$1,475	$9,130
Henderson County Community HospitalLexington, TN · CCN 440008	105	$1,870	15% below the national average	$1,486	$11,353
Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta, OK · CCN 370183	45	$1,874	15% below the national average	$1,472	$10,796
Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · CCN 440081	33	$1,875	15% below the national average	$1,485	$8,295
Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · CCN 190006	41	$1,881	15% below the national average	$1,498	$9,169
Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · CCN 010007	52	$1,883	15% below the national average	$1,492	$4,269
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · CCN 190125	184	$1,883	15% below the national average	$1,486	$6,212
Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · CCN 190144	22	$1,885	15% below the national average	$1,488	$16,079
Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond, LA · CCN 190303	66	$1,886	15% below the national average	$1,500	$17,849
Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville, TN · CCN 440050	114	$1,888	14% below the national average	$1,486	$22,166
Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant, WV · CCN 510012	114	$1,889	14% below the national average	$1,499	$8,317
Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · CCN 010114	52	$1,889	14% below the national average	$1,489	$12,861
Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · CCN 440030	259	$1,892	14% below the national average	$1,501	$5,903
Norman RegionalNorman, OK · CCN 370008	14	$1,893	14% below the national average	$1,485	$15,611
Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · CCN 190011	55	$1,894	14% below the national average	$1,501	$14,304
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440039	56	$1,896	14% below the national average	$1,496	$24,124
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	89	$1,898	14% below the national average	$1,495	$5,298
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · CCN 490024	15	$1,900	14% below the national average	$1,489	$22,286
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	33	$1,901	14% below the national average	$1,486	$10,612
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · CCN 250009	258	$1,902	14% below the national average	$1,511	$9,061
Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · CCN 440109	107	$1,902	14% below the national average	$1,511	$7,639
North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · CCN 250025	30	$1,903	14% below the national average	$1,516	$10,221
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · CCN 250097	199	$1,903	14% below the national average	$1,515	$4,379
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · CCN 250104	156	$1,904	14% below the national average	$1,512	$9,621
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · CCN 510001	587	$1,906	14% below the national average	$1,508	$9,390
Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe, LA · CCN 190245	303	$1,907	14% below the national average	$1,509	$8,506
North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · CCN 010157	108	$1,907	14% below the national average	$1,504	$10,607
Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · CCN 110150	234	$1,908	14% below the national average	$1,510	$9,177
St Vincent's ChiltonClanton, AL · CCN 010173	162	$1,908	14% below the national average	$1,512	$9,024
Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton, AL · CCN 010044	70	$1,909	14% below the national average	$1,516	$11,300
Clay County HospitalAshland, AL · CCN 010073	32	$1,909	14% below the national average	$1,514	$9,181
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	626	$1,911	13% below the national average	$1,517	$18,404
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370028	36	$1,913	13% below the national average	$1,492	$20,434
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	470	$1,918	13% below the national average	$1,524	$12,439
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	44	$1,918	13% below the national average	$1,523	$18,615
Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX · CCN 450028	63	$1,920	13% below the national average	$1,505	$42,550
Callahan Eye HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010018	1,304	$1,920	13% below the national average	$1,523	$10,067
Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · CCN 440110	60	$1,922	13% below the national average	$1,531	$8,128
Roane Medical CenterHarriman, TN · CCN 440031	12	$1,922	13% below the national average	$1,516	$7,722
Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190259	687	$1,923	13% below the national average	$1,528	$7,490
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa, OK · CCN 370091	225	$1,925	13% below the national average	$1,521	$11,263
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	124	$1,925	13% below the national average	$1,530	$13,134
Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · CCN 010097	38	$1,926	13% below the national average	$1,520	$9,104
Camc Charleston Surgical HospitalCharleston, WV · CCN 510091	1,022	$1,927	13% below the national average	$1,525	$3,255
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV · CCN 510022	217	$1,928	13% below the national average	$1,524	$14,519

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.