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Procedures matching “cataract”

Average payments per case for about 600 hospital stays and outpatient procedures, at every hospital that treats enough Medicare patients. Search for a surgery or condition, then compare hospitals.

4 procedures

National figures for Medicare patients in 2024. Average payment is what Medicare and the patient paid together per case; the typical range is the middle half of hospitals’ averages. About these numbers

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Procedures matching cataract with national Medicare payments
ProcedureHospitalsCasesAverage paymentTypical rangeAverage billed charge
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresOutpatient procedure · APC 5491 · Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery1,174275,392$2,208$2,008–$2,312$13,330
Level 2 Intraocular ProceduresOutpatient procedure · APC 5492 · Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery52746,728$3,924$3,521–$4,083$25,800
Level 3 Intraocular ProceduresOutpatient procedure · APC 5493 · Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery30810,246$5,041$4,521–$5,338$28,408
Level 4 Intraocular ProceduresOutpatient procedure · APC 5494 · Cataract surgery, eye surgery, glaucoma surgery111$17,419$17,419–$17,419$138,444