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 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Orlando | 217 | $3,629 | About average | $2,877 | $29,974 |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital | 36 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $15,455 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | 26 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $13,270 |
| Sinai-Grace Hospital | 20 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $25,946 |
| Lincoln Surgical Hospital | 135 | $3,631 | About average | $2,891 | $10,277 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 53 | $3,631 | About average | $2,889 | $33,785 |
| ACMH Hospital | 12 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $15,690 |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | 44 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $10,300 |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | 11 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $8,307 |
| St Clair Hospital | 35 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $18,219 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 109 | $3,631 | About average | $2,893 | $60,355 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 59 | $3,631 | About average | $2,892 | $13,501 |
| Penn Highlands Connellsville | 54 | $3,632 | About average | $2,891 | $5,365 |
| Edgewood Surgical Hospital | 49 | $3,632 | About average | $2,890 | $13,809 |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital At Las Colinas | 149 | $3,632 | About average | $2,887 | $13,384 |
| Grant Medical Center | 14 | $3,636 | About average | $2,883 | $49,498 |
| UNC Hospitals | 78 | $3,637 | About average | $2,881 | $15,739 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 153 | $3,640 | About average | $2,896 | $15,130 |
| LDS Hospital | 17 | $3,642 | About average | $2,902 | $10,323 |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | 83 | $3,642 | About average | $2,898 | $13,486 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 49 | $3,645 | About average | $2,902 | $80,246 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 16 | $3,647 | About average | $2,906 | $26,764 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 234 | $3,649 | About average | $2,906 | $22,180 |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh | 14 | $3,651 | About average | $2,909 | $16,030 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 143 | $3,652 | About average | $2,901 | $58,432 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 92 | $3,653 | About average | $2,900 | $31,034 |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 24 | $3,653 | About average | $2,911 | $17,099 |
| Oakleaf Surgical Hospital | 32 | $3,654 | About average | $2,907 | $19,022 |
| Duke University Hospital | 526 | $3,656 | About average | $2,911 | $20,735 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 114 | $3,657 | About average | $2,908 | $37,457 |
| Parkland Health & Hospital System | 21 | $3,659 | About average | $2,915 | $31,584 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 23 | $3,659 | About average | $2,915 | $12,996 |
| West Valley Medical Center | 13 | $3,659 | About average | $2,915 | $47,788 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | 17 | $3,659 | About average | $2,906 | $12,981 |
| Ascension Providence | 65 | $3,660 | About average | $2,916 | $28,740 |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | 104 | $3,664 | About average | $2,918 | $17,347 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 56 | $3,667 | About average | $2,889 | $27,020 |
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital | 42 | $3,668 | About average | $2,913 | $10,564 |
| MacNeal Hospital | 33 | $3,670 | About average | $2,864 | $31,781 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 18 | $3,671 | About average | $2,925 | $12,896 |
| Lake Granbury Medical Center | 17 | $3,671 | About average | $2,924 | $40,556 |
| JPS Health Network | 14 | $3,671 | About average | $2,911 | $28,171 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | 18 | $3,672 | About average | $2,926 | $50,535 |
| Eskenazi Health | 26 | $3,672 | About average | $2,926 | $27,245 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital | 34 | $3,676 | About average | $2,892 | $25,928 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 78 | $3,682 | About average | $2,926 | $33,752 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 13 | $3,683 | About average | $2,934 | $32,469 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 52 | $3,683 | About average | $2,934 | $46,734 |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 83 | $3,683 | About average | $2,932 | $92,902 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 56 | $3,683 | About average | $2,931 | $22,257 |
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.