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 351–400. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 45 | $3,886 | About average | $3,097 | $19,321 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 116 | $3,886 | About average | $3,096 | $16,308 |
| Buffalo Hospital | 20 | $3,887 | About average | $3,093 | $14,152 |
| Independence Health System Clarion Hospital | 12 | $3,890 | About average | $3,083 | $4,733 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 119 | $3,891 | About average | $3,073 | $16,434 |
| Marshfield Medical Center | 12 | $3,896 | About average | $3,104 | $15,731 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 166 | $3,898 | About average | $3,092 | $48,821 |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | 33 | $3,898 | About average | $3,106 | $15,281 |
| Olmsted Medical Center | 15 | $3,911 | About average | $3,116 | $13,443 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 60 | $3,913 | About average | $3,107 | $32,283 |
| Howard University Hospital Corp | 13 | $3,914 | About average | $3,069 | $15,448 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 14 | $3,922 | About average | $3,125 | $22,143 |
| Phoenixville Hospital | 14 | $3,922 | About average | $3,125 | $24,035 |
| University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 200 | $3,923 | About average | $3,119 | $23,567 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 28 | $3,923 | About average | $3,071 | $22,960 |
| Augusta Health | 108 | $3,930 | About average | $3,129 | $27,131 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 26 | $3,935 | About average | $3,136 | $21,934 |
| St Joseph's Hospital | 79 | $3,940 | About average | $3,133 | $35,160 |
| Christiana Hospital | 92 | $3,940 | About average | $3,107 | $18,816 |
| Flagler Hospital | 64 | $3,944 | About average | $3,143 | $11,580 |
| Wills Eye Hospital | 1,059 | $3,947 | About average | $3,143 | $16,492 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | 19 | $3,950 | About average | $3,137 | $27,681 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 118 | $3,954 | About average | $3,151 | $30,332 |
| St Alexius Medical Center | 93 | $3,954 | About average | $3,151 | $26,259 |
| Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 21 | $3,954 | About average | $3,151 | $7,470 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | 41 | $3,954 | About average | $3,151 | $15,251 |
| OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical Center | 28 | $3,954 | About average | $3,151 | $19,003 |
| Beloit Health System | 24 | $3,954 | About average | $3,150 | $26,571 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 38 | $3,965 | About average | $3,159 | $31,494 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 12 | $3,965 | About average | $3,143 | $22,102 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | 80 | $3,970 | About average | $3,160 | $20,029 |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 39 | $3,972 | About average | $3,165 | $28,641 |
| Asante Ashland Community Hospital | 172 | $3,974 | About average | $3,152 | $18,970 |
| Straub Clinic And Hospital | 11 | $3,999 | About average | $3,048 | $22,275 |
| Harborview Medical Center | 88 | $4,044 | About average | $3,214 | $32,970 |
| Trinity Hospitals | 93 | $4,048 | About average | $3,217 | $13,998 |
| Alomere Health | 11 | $4,053 | About average | $3,230 | $13,489 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | 32 | $4,053 | About average | $3,230 | $17,857 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 58 | $4,074 | About average | $3,235 | $15,707 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | 51 | $4,081 | About average | $3,251 | $14,767 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 148 | $4,081 | About average | $3,250 | $17,034 |
| F F Thompson Hospital | 15 | $4,082 | About average | $3,206 | $11,660 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 76 | $4,083 | About average | $3,252 | $16,356 |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 40 | $4,083 | About average | $3,251 | $12,208 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 127 | $4,096 | About average | $3,261 | $47,717 |
| Valley Medical Center | 194 | $4,101 | About average | $3,256 | $15,751 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 15 | $4,103 | About average | $3,269 | $24,094 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 63 | $4,126 | About average | $3,288 | $9,908 |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | 11 | $4,143 | About average | $3,301 | $16,789 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 16 | $4,152 | About average | $3,308 | $30,899 |
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.