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 951–1,000. 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
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · CCN 330238	192	$2,450	11% above the national average	$1,948	$4,980
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	39	$2,452	11% above the national average	$1,943	$6,940
Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · CCN 390009	578	$2,456	11% above the national average	$1,956	$11,504
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · CCN 220019	215	$2,457	11% above the national average	$1,948	$15,759
Geneva General HospitalGeneva, NY · CCN 330058	221	$2,463	12% above the national average	$1,959	$3,369
JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · CCN 310108	227	$2,464	12% above the national average	$1,957	$12,420
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · CCN 310034	323	$2,464	12% above the national average	$1,959	$11,328
St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · CCN 310006	22	$2,468	12% above the national average	$1,921	$37,166
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	480	$2,470	12% above the national average	$1,960	$13,242
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	25	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,969	$9,749
F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua, NY · CCN 330074	16	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,969	$4,075
Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · CCN 330094	216	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,968	$8,614
Clifton Springs Hospital And ClinicClifton Springs, NY · CCN 330265	49	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,968	$8,292
Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, IncBinghamton, NY · CCN 330011	51	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,968	$10,993
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · CCN 330241	73	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,966	$16,489
Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY · CCN 330203	97	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,966	$8,766
Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · CCN 330180	61	$2,471	12% above the national average	$1,961	$6,066
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	526	$2,473	12% above the national average	$1,959	$7,665
Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · CCN 500031	124	$2,482	12% above the national average	$1,964	$11,565
Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · CCN 500016	1,565	$2,484	12% above the national average	$1,970	$9,982
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · CCN 220011	113	$2,485	13% above the national average	$1,974	$4,987
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	120	$2,486	13% above the national average	$1,976	$6,026
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	268	$2,488	13% above the national average	$1,977	$7,310
MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · CCN 220175	130	$2,489	13% above the national average	$1,973	$22,597
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · CCN 220075	3,528	$2,489	13% above the national average	$1,979	$6,200
Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · CCN 330273	123	$2,490	13% above the national average	$1,951	$10,054
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	183	$2,492	13% above the national average	$1,983	$8,519
Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · CCN 500033	324	$2,493	13% above the national average	$1,974	$8,356
Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · CCN 220024	167	$2,495	13% above the national average	$1,986	$7,705
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	1,526	$2,499	13% above the national average	$1,990	$4,319
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · CCN 500002	295	$2,499	13% above the national average	$1,987	$12,659
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	152	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,994	$6,333
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	27	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,994	$6,543
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	160	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,993	$7,284
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	95	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,992	$9,970
Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · CCN 220049	48	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,992	$15,291
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · CCN 220016	44	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,992	$5,001
Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAyer, MA · CCN 220098	64	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,989	$11,756
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	53	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,988	$4,882
Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · CCN 310096	56	$2,503	13% above the national average	$1,993	$36,328
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · CCN 330023	392	$2,505	13% above the national average	$1,971	$9,222
Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · CCN 330128	28	$2,515	14% above the national average	$1,956	$8,526
Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330127	27	$2,525	14% above the national average	$1,982	$8,071
Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg, OR · CCN 380027	554	$2,526	14% above the national average	$2,005	$7,793
Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · CCN 020012	275	$2,535	15% above the national average	$2,013	$8,526
Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · CCN 070016	261	$2,539	15% above the national average	$2,010	$13,298
Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck, NY · CCN 330049	154	$2,542	15% above the national average	$2,008	$7,473
Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · CCN 330126	400	$2,543	15% above the national average	$2,009	$13,136
Bay Area HospitalCoos Bay, OR · CCN 380090	27	$2,546	15% above the national average	$2,029	$17,386
PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · CCN 500041	215	$2,547	15% above the national average	$2,020	$6,393

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.