Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $3,737 per procedure at 98 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $3,349 and $3,881.
Also known as: Eyelid surgery, eye surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $3,737
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $3,349–$3,881
- Medicare’s share
- $2,969
- Average billed charge
- $27,173
- Hospitals reporting
- 98
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94 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–94. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 21 | $3,497 | About average | $2,751 | $11,660 |
| Mayo Clinic | 17 | $3,502 | About average | $2,790 | $27,447 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 12 | $3,502 | About average | $2,790 | $84,941 |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | 18 | $3,502 | About average | $2,788 | $62,435 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 14 | $3,518 | About average | $2,760 | $17,510 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 16 | $3,529 | About average | $2,811 | $15,565 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 22 | $3,585 | About average | $2,856 | $70,276 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 47 | $3,585 | About average | $2,855 | $24,369 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 43 | $3,585 | About average | $2,854 | $45,232 |
| Northside Hospital | 34 | $3,588 | About average | $2,853 | $20,750 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 11 | $3,626 | About average | $2,889 | $10,153 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 23 | $3,630 | About average | $2,858 | $53,410 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 11 | $3,639 | About average | $2,900 | $44,102 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 23 | $3,671 | About average | $2,925 | $25,256 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 38 | $3,681 | About average | $2,932 | $26,090 |
| Wills Eye Hospital | 99 | $3,756 | About average | $2,993 | $20,367 |
| University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 30 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $26,155 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 27 | $3,770 | About average | $3,004 | $47,176 |
| UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals | 12 | $3,877 | About average | $3,033 | $17,886 |
| Harborview Medical Center | 52 | $3,880 | About average | $3,092 | $24,811 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 18 | $3,881 | About average | $3,081 | $19,588 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 81 | $3,905 | About average | $3,095 | $23,161 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 14 | $3,924 | About average | $3,126 | $9,879 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 11 | $3,949 | About average | $3,146 | $24,899 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 11 | $3,950 | About average | $3,147 | $27,265 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 17 | $3,958 | About average | $3,114 | $11,049 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 72 | $4,057 | About average | $3,232 | $14,181 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 16 | $4,099 | About average | $3,266 | $12,160 |
| Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary - | 119 | $4,152 | 11% above the national average | $3,307 | $12,597 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 28 | $4,231 | 13% above the national average | $3,346 | $31,507 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 18 | $4,318 | 16% above the national average | $3,441 | $27,672 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 11 | $4,351 | 16% above the national average | $3,467 | $21,056 |
| The University Hospital | 13 | $4,351 | 16% above the national average | $3,467 | $22,631 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 64 | $4,400 | 18% above the national average | $3,505 | $33,904 |
| NY Eye And Ear Infirmary Of Mount Sinai | 33 | $4,400 | 18% above the national average | $3,505 | $18,039 |
| SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 17 | $4,400 | 18% above the national average | $3,505 | $11,638 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 62 | $4,692 | 26% above the national average | $3,726 | $18,732 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 92 | $4,712 | 26% above the national average | $3,746 | $21,634 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 20 | $4,754 | 27% above the national average | $3,787 | $32,722 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 64 | $4,754 | 27% above the national average | $3,783 | $34,201 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | 12 | $4,754 | 27% above the national average | $3,772 | $63,738 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 33 | $4,819 | 29% above the national average | $3,840 | $38,048 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 40 | $5,444 | 46% above the national average | $4,338 | $57,632 |
| Stanford Health Care | 71 | $5,445 | 46% above the national average | $4,336 | $88,624 |
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 | $3,168 | $21K |
| 2021 | $3,361 | $22K |
| 2022 | $3,422 | $24K |
| 2023 | $3,541 | $25K |
| 2024 | $3,737 | $27K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 37 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 | 72 | $2,868 | $2,221–$2,927 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 78 | $2,897 | $2,843–$3,329 |
| Alabama | 1 | 76 | $3,095 | $3,095–$3,095 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 21 | $3,116 | $3,116–$3,116 |
| Kansas | 1 | 20 | $3,186 | $3,186–$3,186 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 31 | $3,235 | $3,235–$3,235 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 11 | $3,237 | $3,237–$3,237 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 78 | $3,237 | $3,228–$3,247 |
| Michigan | 3 | 170 | $3,245 | $3,015–$3,237 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 46 | $3,331 | $3,331–$3,331 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 53 | $3,339 | $3,330–$3,340 |
| Ohio | 3 | 64 | $3,342 | $3,338–$3,464 |
| Maine | 1 | 12 | $3,375 | $3,375–$3,375 |
| Utah | 3 | 85 | $3,399 | $3,407–$3,464 |
| Georgia | 2 | 47 | $3,405 | $3,091–$3,423 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 120 | $3,407 | $3,300–$3,396 |
| Virginia | 3 | 44 | $3,429 | $3,364–$3,495 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 67 | $3,443 | $3,443–$3,443 |
| Indiana | 3 | 39 | $3,450 | $3,430–$3,470 |
| Iowa | 1 | 42 | $3,451 | $3,451–$3,451 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 77 | $3,475 | $3,464–$3,485 |
| Florida | 4 | 152 | $3,484 | $3,496–$3,502 |
| Texas | 12 | 295 | $3,485 | $3,355–$3,585 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 21 | $3,497 | $3,497–$3,497 |
| Illinois | 4 | 93 | $3,642 | $3,575–$3,693 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 153 | $3,669 | $3,453–$3,639 |
| Colorado | 1 | 38 | $3,681 | $3,681–$3,681 |
| Arizona | 1 | 27 | $3,770 | $3,770–$3,770 |
| Washington | 3 | 81 | $3,890 | $3,881–$3,915 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 81 | $3,905 | $3,905–$3,905 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 14 | $3,924 | $3,924–$3,924 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $3,950 | $3,950–$3,950 |
| Oregon | 1 | 72 | $4,057 | $4,057–$4,057 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 148 | $4,108 | $3,917–$4,055 |
| New York | 8 | 205 | $4,343 | $4,296–$4,400 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 13 | $4,351 | $4,351–$4,351 |
| California | 8 | 394 | $4,934 | $4,743–$4,976 |
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.