Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $3,924 per procedure at 527 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $3,521 and $4,083.
Also known as: Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $3,924
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $3,521–$4,083
- Medicare’s share
- $3,116
- Average billed charge
- $25,800
- Hospitals reporting
- 527
Compare hospitals
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525 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Hospital | 17 | $3,471 | 12% below the national average | $2,765 | $16,511 |
| Salina Surgical Hospital | 69 | $3,471 | 12% below the national average | $2,766 | $9,962 |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC | 12 | $3,471 | 12% below the national average | $2,762 | $19,008 |
| University Medical Center | 50 | $3,472 | 12% below the national average | $2,749 | $34,185 |
| Upper Valley Medical Center | 13 | $3,477 | 11% below the national average | $2,770 | $12,658 |
| OneCore Health | 111 | $3,478 | 11% below the national average | $2,766 | $25,578 |
| Finley Hospital | 35 | $3,478 | 11% below the national average | $2,771 | $11,803 |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | 70 | $3,478 | 11% below the national average | $2,770 | $24,066 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | 18 | $3,478 | 11% below the national average | $2,766 | $13,698 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 93 | $3,485 | 11% below the national average | $2,774 | $15,040 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 48 | $3,487 | 11% below the national average | $2,762 | $37,905 |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 39 | $3,488 | 11% below the national average | $2,772 | $23,389 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 11 | $3,491 | 11% below the national average | $2,782 | $13,741 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 13 | $3,491 | 11% below the national average | $2,782 | $8,368 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 128 | $3,494 | 11% below the national average | $2,783 | $31,929 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 21 | $3,499 | 11% below the national average | $2,788 | $13,520 |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 12 | $3,499 | 11% below the national average | $2,788 | $11,932 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | 23 | $3,500 | 11% below the national average | $2,786 | $25,310 |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 76 | $3,501 | 11% below the national average | $2,781 | $17,783 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 15 | $3,503 | 11% below the national average | $2,791 | $26,055 |
| Integris Health Edmond Hospital | 20 | $3,503 | 11% below the national average | $2,791 | $20,589 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 39 | $3,503 | 11% below the national average | $2,786 | $21,793 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 33 | $3,507 | 11% below the national average | $2,791 | $28,708 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 22 | $3,507 | 11% below the national average | $2,787 | $15,103 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 84 | $3,508 | 11% below the national average | $2,786 | $36,206 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 192 | $3,509 | 11% below the national average | $2,789 | $31,651 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | 34 | $3,510 | 11% below the national average | $2,762 | $43,568 |
| Northwest Health - Porter | 25 | $3,511 | 11% below the national average | $2,774 | $39,337 |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | 103 | $3,515 | 10% below the national average | $2,797 | $13,208 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 41 | $3,517 | 10% below the national average | $2,773 | $12,043 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 36 | $3,518 | 10% below the national average | $2,770 | $18,098 |
| UPMC St Margaret | 26 | $3,520 | 10% below the national average | $2,775 | $33,543 |
| Lovelace Medical Center | 221 | $3,521 | 10% below the national average | $2,788 | $39,063 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 168 | $3,521 | 10% below the national average | $2,786 | $31,044 |
| Methodist Hospital | 41 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,811 | $45,067 |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center | 19 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,811 | $20,850 |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 13 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,811 | $37,314 |
| Midland Memorial Hospital | 12 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,811 | $18,589 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 64 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,810 | $39,265 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 32 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,806 | $18,059 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 39 | $3,528 | 10% below the national average | $2,806 | $17,955 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 75 | $3,535 | About average | $2,816 | $16,056 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 19 | $3,536 | About average | $2,817 | $46,242 |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 46 | $3,536 | About average | $2,815 | $16,617 |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | 20 | $3,536 | About average | $2,788 | $46,757 |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | 13 | $3,538 | About average | $2,819 | $17,704 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | 50 | $3,538 | About average | $2,815 | $26,134 |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc | 49 | $3,538 | About average | $2,819 | $36,057 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 15 | $3,538 | About average | $2,819 | $25,418 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 23 | $3,542 | About average | $2,822 | $12,456 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,849 | $21K |
| 2021 | $3,967 | $22K |
| 2022 | $4,014 | $24K |
| 2023 | $3,984 | $25K |
| 2024 | $3,924 | $26K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 49 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2 | 93 | $1,933 | $1,939–$2,027 |
| Ohio | 19 | 1,658 | $3,159 | $3,427–$3,536 |
| Kansas | 6 | 560 | $3,180 | $3,405–$3,465 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 403 | $3,345 | $3,327–$3,427 |
| Alabama | 8 | 1,003 | $3,351 | $3,306–$3,387 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 254 | $3,353 | $2,549–$3,197 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 794 | $3,354 | $3,417–$3,514 |
| Missouri | 13 | 1,536 | $3,360 | $3,460–$3,618 |
| Louisiana | 17 | 793 | $3,383 | $3,333–$3,444 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 453 | $3,389 | $3,344–$3,408 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 448 | $3,419 | $3,413–$3,501 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 702 | $3,430 | $3,348–$3,459 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 836 | $3,438 | $3,415–$3,449 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 1,061 | $3,452 | $3,434–$3,474 |
| Maine | 1 | 23 | $3,542 | $3,542–$3,542 |
| Florida | 20 | 1,713 | $3,546 | $3,600–$3,683 |
| Michigan | 19 | 1,579 | $3,552 | $3,581–$3,756 |
| Iowa | 6 | 624 | $3,574 | $3,478–$3,491 |
| Utah | 6 | 710 | $3,596 | $3,585–$3,634 |
| Texas | 37 | 1,969 | $3,609 | $3,528–$3,671 |
| Georgia | 13 | 660 | $3,623 | $3,348–$3,764 |
| Idaho | 4 | 166 | $3,632 | $3,573–$3,728 |
| North Carolina | 23 | 2,733 | $3,633 | $3,568–$3,677 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 418 | $3,654 | $3,626–$3,664 |
| Indiana | 15 | 640 | $3,676 | $3,600–$3,743 |
| Virginia | 16 | 1,399 | $3,704 | $3,505–$3,779 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 1,535 | $3,739 | $3,660–$3,820 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 2,620 | $3,746 | $3,628–$3,915 |
| Illinois | 36 | 2,171 | $3,844 | $3,807–$3,871 |
| Colorado | 7 | 840 | $3,850 | $3,854–$3,871 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 304 | $3,865 | $3,781–$3,930 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 174 | $3,869 | $3,775–$3,947 |
| Montana | 3 | 157 | $3,931 | $3,797–$3,947 |
| Delaware | 1 | 92 | $3,940 | $3,940–$3,940 |
| Arizona | 3 | 129 | $3,949 | $3,952–$3,965 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 64 | $4,007 | $3,919–$4,042 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 821 | $4,038 | $3,879–$4,059 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 101 | $4,070 | $3,962–$4,090 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 63 | $4,126 | $4,126–$4,126 |
| Washington | 11 | 863 | $4,157 | $4,081–$4,273 |
| Alaska | 1 | 28 | $4,197 | $4,197–$4,197 |
| Oregon | 5 | 843 | $4,215 | $4,234–$4,251 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 1,137 | $4,324 | $4,207–$4,445 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 1,876 | $4,343 | $4,347–$4,367 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 290 | $4,452 | $4,423–$4,569 |
| New York | 31 | 3,221 | $4,486 | $4,311–$4,592 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 119 | $4,488 | $4,230–$4,568 |
| Nevada | 4 | 461 | $4,593 | $4,314–$4,482 |
| California | 51 | 5,591 | $5,194 | $4,999–$5,623 |
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.