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
Hospitals in Illinois
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 36 hospitals
- $3,844
- Median hospital
- $3,860
- Lowest to highest
- $3,602–$3,972
- Medicare procedures
- 2,171
36 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center | 18 | $3,602 | About average | $2,827 | $27,201 |
| OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center | 39 | $3,609 | About average | $2,840 | $34,635 |
| MacNeal Hospital | 33 | $3,670 | About average | $2,864 | $31,781 |
| 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 |
| Thorek Memorial Hospital | 27 | $3,747 | About average | $2,947 | $13,657 |
| St Johns Hospital | 30 | $3,757 | About average | $2,994 | $28,690 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 50 | $3,799 | About average | $3,014 | $38,647 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 57 | $3,806 | About average | $3,017 | $29,277 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 58 | $3,807 | About average | $3,022 | $36,003 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | 137 | $3,815 | About average | $3,033 | $32,013 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 112 | $3,833 | About average | $3,042 | $19,070 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 61 | $3,837 | About average | $3,057 | $12,525 |
| The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 80 | $3,837 | About average | $3,032 | $39,046 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 24 | $3,839 | About average | $3,030 | $29,875 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 30 | $3,855 | About average | $3,063 | $17,454 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 26 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $22,868 |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital | 12 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $24,018 |
| Saint Anthony Hospital | 13 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $12,342 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 13 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $12,193 |
| Swedish Hospital | 24 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $20,636 |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 21 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $20,669 |
| Provident Hospital Of Chicago | 17 | $3,860 | About average | $3,076 | $17,526 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | 70 | $3,860 | About average | $3,073 | $22,866 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 32 | $3,860 | About average | $3,071 | $17,454 |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 13 | $3,860 | About average | $3,065 | $20,988 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 34 | $3,862 | About average | $3,053 | $29,918 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 166 | $3,898 | About average | $3,092 | $48,821 |
| University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 200 | $3,923 | About average | $3,119 | $23,567 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| 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.