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

Hospitals in Illinois

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Average payment across these 70 hospitals: $2,182National $2,208 · Illinois $2,182
Median hospital: $2,198
Lowest to highest: $853–$2,307
Medicare procedures: 18,356

70 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana, IL · CCN 140091	170	$853	61% below the national average	$678	$8,033
FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · CCN 140160	186	$2,036	About average	$1,614	$14,051
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · CCN 140304	32	$2,108	About average	$1,653	$10,772
OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · CCN 140093	245	$2,112	About average	$1,673	$19,041
St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140166	281	$2,117	About average	$1,677	$11,091
St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · CCN 140053	713	$2,125	About average	$1,686	$17,354
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · CCN 140280	204	$2,128	About average	$1,690	$8,977
Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · CCN 140239	371	$2,131	About average	$1,691	$14,662
OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · CCN 140113	104	$2,137	About average	$1,699	$21,190
CGH Medical CenterSterling, IL · CCN 140043	463	$2,139	About average	$1,700	$12,475
Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · CCN 140013	566	$2,148	About average	$1,707	$21,354
Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · CCN 140231	29	$2,152	About average	$1,702	$18,169
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
NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · CCN 140010	2,412	$2,162	About average	$1,722	$16,316
Humboldt Park HealthChicago, IL · CCN 140206	40	$2,170	About average	$1,729	$14,454
West Suburban Medical CenterOak Park, IL · CCN 140049	173	$2,170	About average	$1,726	$16,802
Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · CCN 140116	165	$2,170	About average	$1,719	$14,521
Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140048	389	$2,173	About average	$1,720	$15,047
Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg, IL · CCN 140210	109	$2,173	About average	$1,703	$17,283
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · CCN 140242	100	$2,177	About average	$1,728	$30,489
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon, IL · CCN 140189	688	$2,179	About average	$1,732	$7,451
Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington, IL · CCN 140291	866	$2,179	About average	$1,731	$9,427
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140182	463	$2,182	About average	$1,729	$11,077
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140018	53	$2,183	About average	$1,726	$17,986
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaCrystal Lake, IL · CCN 140308	149	$2,189	About average	$1,735	$13,044
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · CCN 140202	724	$2,190	About average	$1,742	$18,885
Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · CCN 140155	124	$2,192	About average	$1,745	$15,607
John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140124 · +$1,770 outlier payments per case	98	$2,197	About average	$1,742	$11,828
Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · CCN 140063	111	$2,197	About average	$1,744	$16,390
Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · CCN 140084	127	$2,199	About average	$1,752	$22,845
Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, IL · CCN 140130	458	$2,199	About average	$1,752	$19,899
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · CCN 140292	187	$2,207	About average	$1,758	$13,640
MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · CCN 140054	192	$2,210	About average	$1,748	$12,970
Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140083	12	$2,212	About average	$1,763	$8,674
Methodist Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · CCN 140197	21	$2,212	About average	$1,763	$5,557
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL · CCN 140062	20	$2,212	About average	$1,763	$16,037
Swedish HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140114	92	$2,212	About average	$1,762	$15,579
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · CCN 140065	291	$2,213	About average	$1,761	$11,530
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical CentersNew Lenox, IL · CCN 140213	47	$2,213	About average	$1,760	$8,552
Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140082	44	$2,213	About average	$1,759	$31,188
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · CCN 140208	112	$2,213	About average	$1,758	$13,330
Provident Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · CCN 140300	92	$2,213	About average	$1,755	$8,497
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · CCN 140223	14	$2,213	About average	$1,752	$18,131
Saint Anthony HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140095	19	$2,213	About average	$1,748	$10,267

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.