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 251–300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Community Hospital | 18 | $3,683 | About average | $2,924 | $17,729 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 21 | $3,683 | About average | $2,921 | $27,098 |
| Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | 11 | $3,684 | About average | $2,897 | $24,843 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 147 | $3,686 | About average | $2,930 | $12,312 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 28 | $3,689 | About average | $2,935 | $32,303 |
| St Joseph Health System, LLC | 82 | $3,692 | About average | $2,940 | $72,356 |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | 65 | $3,696 | About average | $2,926 | $12,520 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 37 | $3,697 | About average | $2,924 | $18,102 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 76 | $3,698 | About average | $2,937 | $17,612 |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | 27 | $3,702 | About average | $2,926 | $13,475 |
| Mercy Health System Corp | 29 | $3,704 | About average | $2,951 | $19,185 |
| Watertown Memorial Hospital | 30 | $3,704 | About average | $2,951 | $17,212 |
| Schneck Medical Center | 28 | $3,705 | About average | $2,939 | $12,479 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 13 | $3,706 | About average | $2,783 | $21,353 |
| SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo | 36 | $3,707 | About average | $2,954 | $14,519 |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | 12 | $3,713 | About average | $2,958 | $11,849 |
| Reading Hospital | 46 | $3,715 | About average | $2,960 | $31,639 |
| Munson Medical Center | 130 | $3,727 | About average | $2,952 | $13,620 |
| Carle Health Proctor Hospital | 105 | $3,729 | About average | $2,964 | $33,908 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 249 | $3,733 | About average | $2,963 | $24,065 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 213 | $3,733 | About average | $2,960 | $18,686 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 20 | $3,733 | About average | $2,974 | $29,301 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 12 | $3,738 | About average | $2,978 | $22,712 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 292 | $3,740 | About average | $2,971 | $24,520 |
| Thorek Memorial Hospital | 27 | $3,747 | About average | $2,947 | $13,657 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 54 | $3,749 | About average | $2,987 | $23,342 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 141 | $3,749 | About average | $2,982 | $35,365 |
| Essentia Health | 95 | $3,750 | About average | $2,973 | $15,703 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 312 | $3,752 | About average | $2,987 | $29,205 |
| Regional West Medical Center | 66 | $3,752 | About average | $2,986 | $23,537 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 215 | $3,755 | About average | $2,976 | $26,521 |
| St Johns Hospital | 30 | $3,757 | About average | $2,994 | $28,690 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 32 | $3,760 | About average | $2,993 | $16,190 |
| ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman Hospital | 12 | $3,761 | About average | $2,996 | $22,576 |
| Harris Health | 11 | $3,762 | About average | $2,997 | $16,912 |
| Northside Hospital | 293 | $3,764 | About average | $2,991 | $24,200 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 510 | $3,766 | About average | $2,988 | $19,988 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 68 | $3,768 | About average | $2,993 | $17,454 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 226 | $3,769 | About average | $2,997 | $19,061 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 25 | $3,770 | About average | $3,004 | $82,490 |
| Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood | 27 | $3,770 | About average | $3,004 | $21,966 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 12 | $3,770 | About average | $3,004 | $66,297 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 19 | $3,770 | About average | $2,999 | $20,496 |
| Emory University Hospital | 40 | $3,773 | About average | $3,006 | $28,974 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | 11 | $3,773 | About average | $3,006 | $65,637 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 145 | $3,782 | About average | $3,002 | $25,975 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 66 | $3,783 | About average | $3,014 | $5,837 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 45 | $3,789 | About average | $3,004 | $24,897 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | 111 | $3,789 | About average | $3,019 | $12,841 |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital | 12 | $3,794 | About average | $3,022 | $10,195 |
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.
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| 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.