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 1,001–1,050. 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
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	83	$2,554	16% above the national average	$2,005	$10,305
Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · CCN 330261	273	$2,568	16% above the national average	$2,030	$22,222
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · CCN 330160	990	$2,573	17% above the national average	$2,034	$14,573
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	1,331	$2,575	17% above the national average	$2,044	$7,559
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · CCN 070010	167	$2,575	17% above the national average	$2,041	$13,419
Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · CCN 070011	84	$2,575	17% above the national average	$2,047	$6,743
Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau, AK · CCN 020008	20	$2,576	17% above the national average	$2,052	$5,117
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · CCN 070022	405	$2,577	17% above the national average	$2,043	$10,155
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · CCN 070033	197	$2,582	17% above the national average	$2,049	$9,527
Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT · CCN 070007	241	$2,582	17% above the national average	$2,052	$10,868
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · CCN 310001	32	$2,586	17% above the national average	$2,047	$16,231
Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · CCN 330141	155	$2,589	17% above the national average	$2,060	$40,830
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330119	1,999	$2,592	17% above the national average	$2,059	$18,247
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · CCN 330106	100	$2,593	17% above the national average	$2,060	$17,499
St Catherine Of Siena HospitalSmithtown, NY · CCN 330401	283	$2,595	18% above the national average	$2,066	$13,223
Griffin HospitalDerby, CT · CCN 070031	301	$2,597	18% above the national average	$2,059	$15,418
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	889	$2,598	18% above the national average	$2,068	$16,036
Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · CCN 070029	46	$2,600	18% above the national average	$2,071	$19,735
Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs, CT · CCN 070008	56	$2,600	18% above the national average	$2,071	$7,341
Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT · CCN 070003	171	$2,600	18% above the national average	$2,071	$5,947
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	59	$2,600	18% above the national average	$2,068	$16,343
Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · CCN 070027	31	$2,600	18% above the national average	$2,065	$16,618
Northwell Hospital Glen CoveGlen Cove, NY · CCN 330181	115	$2,608	18% above the national average	$2,073	$12,802
Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York, NY · CCN 330204	48	$2,612	18% above the national average	$2,070	$8,752
Montefiore St Luke's CornwallNewburgh, NY · CCN 330264	25	$2,613	18% above the national average	$2,079	$18,268
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	387	$2,614	18% above the national average	$2,080	$25,441
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta, NY · CCN 330085	334	$2,615	18% above the national average	$2,076	$4,878
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	1,763	$2,615	18% above the national average	$2,082	$37,012
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	124	$2,619	19% above the national average	$2,077	$12,969
Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · CCN 330267	482	$2,621	19% above the national average	$2,081	$14,654
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · CCN 310050	40	$2,623	19% above the national average	$2,090	$36,379
St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · CCN 330205	53	$2,623	19% above the national average	$2,089	$43,021
The University HospitalNewark, NJ · CCN 310119	61	$2,623	19% above the national average	$2,081	$18,166
Auburn Community HospitalAuburn, NY · CCN 330235	95	$2,624	19% above the national average	$2,085	$9,451
Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330202	25	$2,625	19% above the national average	$2,091	$8,618
Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · CCN 070006	41	$2,625	19% above the national average	$2,091	$19,365
Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · CCN 330197	204	$2,626	19% above the national average	$2,087	$6,988
Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, NY · CCN 330027	51	$2,626	19% above the national average	$2,092	$7,894
St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · CCN 330182	391	$2,626	19% above the national average	$2,092	$14,928
Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · CCN 330198	113	$2,626	19% above the national average	$2,089	$20,322
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	229	$2,628	19% above the national average	$2,086	$37,365
NY Eye And Ear Infirmary Of Mount SinaiNew York, NY · CCN 330100	1,911	$2,631	19% above the national average	$2,091	$12,269
Cayuga Medical Center At IthacaIthaca, NY · CCN 330307	415	$2,631	19% above the national average	$2,093	$3,680
Good Samaritan Hospital Of SuffernSuffern, NY · CCN 330158	196	$2,631	19% above the national average	$2,089	$43,080
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland, NY · CCN 330175	310	$2,633	19% above the national average	$2,094	$7,679
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · CCN 330157	323	$2,633	19% above the national average	$2,093	$15,047
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	2,406	$2,634	19% above the national average	$2,095	$19,019
Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · CCN 310045	240	$2,634	19% above the national average	$2,085	$38,750
St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · CCN 330208	374	$2,646	20% above the national average	$2,106	$4,337
Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich, NY · CCN 330033	86	$2,646	20% above the national average	$2,108	$14,424

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

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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.