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
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525 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 345 | $3,543 | About average | $2,806 | $18,818 |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | 22 | $3,551 | About average | $2,801 | $58,145 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 20 | $3,551 | About average | $2,829 | $43,558 |
| Straith Hospital For Special Surgery | 202 | $3,551 | About average | $2,823 | $7,735 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 86 | $3,553 | About average | $2,822 | $41,721 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 22 | $3,554 | About average | $2,832 | $32,661 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 18 | $3,556 | About average | $2,833 | $10,419 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 28 | $3,559 | About average | $2,836 | $34,980 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 231 | $3,562 | About average | $2,821 | $14,880 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 30 | $3,570 | About average | $2,801 | $10,998 |
| Physicians' Medical Center LLC | 52 | $3,574 | About average | $2,836 | $15,058 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 84 | $3,575 | About average | $2,832 | $43,810 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 87 | $3,575 | About average | $2,835 | $12,709 |
| Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital | 29 | $3,579 | About average | $2,850 | $15,431 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 313 | $3,580 | About average | $2,841 | $12,503 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 49 | $3,584 | About average | $2,841 | $35,203 |
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 37 | $3,590 | About average | $2,844 | $32,823 |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 86 | $3,591 | About average | $2,847 | $41,452 |
| Broward Health Imperial Point | 89 | $3,591 | About average | $2,843 | $21,044 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 24 | $3,593 | About average | $2,842 | $18,951 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 13 | $3,597 | About average | $2,866 | $12,889 |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | 17 | $3,599 | About average | $2,867 | $18,970 |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | 36 | $3,600 | About average | $2,850 | $15,702 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Davis | 71 | $3,601 | About average | $2,858 | $15,939 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center | 18 | $3,602 | About average | $2,827 | $27,201 |
| Rex Hospital | 302 | $3,603 | About average | $2,857 | $14,733 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 477 | $3,603 | About average | $2,867 | $27,785 |
| Mayo Clinic | 147 | $3,603 | About average | $2,855 | $25,838 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 137 | $3,604 | About average | $2,858 | $21,611 |
| Harper University Hospital | 90 | $3,606 | About average | $2,862 | $37,029 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 446 | $3,608 | About average | $2,865 | $14,315 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 145 | $3,608 | About average | $2,865 | $23,624 |
| OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center | 39 | $3,609 | About average | $2,840 | $34,635 |
| St Mark's Hospital | 139 | $3,610 | About average | $2,865 | $42,842 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 47 | $3,610 | About average | $2,864 | $23,166 |
| Broward Health North | 21 | $3,612 | About average | $2,868 | $21,853 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 109 | $3,612 | About average | $2,858 | $15,421 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 334 | $3,615 | About average | $2,875 | $25,117 |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah | 133 | $3,616 | About average | $2,872 | $14,075 |
| UPMC Mercy | 467 | $3,617 | About average | $2,876 | $29,917 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 16 | $3,618 | About average | $2,883 | $19,464 |
| Mercy Hospital Washington | 11 | $3,618 | About average | $2,883 | $11,525 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 66 | $3,620 | About average | $2,870 | $19,153 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 17 | $3,624 | About average | $2,887 | $20,358 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 11 | $3,624 | About average | $2,888 | $27,415 |
| Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | 94 | $3,625 | About average | $2,887 | $28,580 |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital | 84 | $3,626 | About average | $2,882 | $16,160 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 77 | $3,626 | About average | $2,881 | $19,359 |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center | 169 | $3,626 | About average | $2,874 | $17,413 |
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | 76 | $3,628 | About average | $2,874 | $15,781 |
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.