Level 2 Intraocular Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit · 527 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $15,596
Typical charge
$20,669
Dearest quarter
over $30,957
Actually paid
$3,848
The middle U.S. hospital bills $20,669 for Level 2 Intraocular Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $3,848 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 10 | $10,655 | $7,198 – $23,726 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $12,208 | $11,923 – $22,712 |
| Utah | 6 | $13,097 | $10,323 – $42,842 |
| Iowa | 6 | $13,719 | $8,368 – $27,785 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $13,998 | $11,953 – $15,703 |
| Michigan | 19 | $15,782 | $6,478 – $37,029 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $16,008 | $7,184 – $29,204 |
| North Carolina | 23 | $16,160 | $7,857 – $58,432 |
| Montana | 3 | $16,356 | $5,837 – $37,800 |
| Ohio | 19 | $16,617 | $10,838 – $49,498 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $16,815 | $11,932 – $34,243 |
| Alabama | 8 | $17,189 | $6,456 – $58,348 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $17,347 | $10,277 – $23,537 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $17,411 | $15,973 – $25,781 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $17,608 | $13,420 – $24,908 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | $17,915 | $4,733 – $60,355 |
| New York | 31 | $18,061 | $4,467 – $79,838 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | $18,218 | $11,122 – $31,015 |
| Missouri | 13 | $18,456 | $11,525 – $43,558 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $18,691 | $15,040 – $25,856 |
| Kansas | 6 | $18,900 | $9,962 – $64,911 |
| Louisiana | 17 | $19,561 | $13,337 – $55,505 |
| Oregon | 5 | $19,879 | $16,623 – $23,609 |
| Virginia | 16 | $20,207 | $13,012 – $29,301 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $20,318 | $14,926 – $22,275 |
| New Jersey | 10 | $20,340 | $15,410 – $60,302 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $20,457 | $16,349 – $77,499 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $20,589 | $18,662 – $42,055 |
| Texas | 37 | $21,824 | $10,998 – $82,490 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $22,960 | $15,448 – $63,758 |
| Colorado | 7 | $23,101 | $14,392 – $41,674 |
| Illinois | 36 | $23,793 | $7,470 – $48,821 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $24,017 | $10,775 – $44,109 |
| Georgia | 13 | $25,545 | $9,273 – $65,637 |
| Indiana | 15 | $25,975 | $12,479 – $72,356 |
| Washington | 11 | $28,554 | $14,767 – $32,970 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $31,044 | $15,103 – $31,929 |
| Arizona | 3 | $31,494 | $22,102 – $35,160 |
| Idaho | 4 | $31,693 | $12,043 – $47,788 |
| Florida | 20 | $31,752 | $11,580 – $92,902 |
| California | 51 | $32,757 | $13,677 – $130,313 |
| Nevada | 4 | $61,388 | $27,983 – $83,552 |
Where Level 2 Intraocular Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Geneva General Hospital
Geneva, NY |
$4,467 | $4,311 |
|
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA |
$4,733 | $3,890 |
|
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Connellsville, PA |
$5,365 | $3,632 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$5,837 | $3,783 |
|
Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc
Mobile, AL |
$6,456 | $3,287 |
|
Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch
West Branch, MI |
$6,478 | $3,794 |
|
St Lukes Hospital
Duluth, MN |
$7,184 | $3,857 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$7,198 | $4,367 |
|
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Melrose Park, IL |
$7,470 | $3,954 |
|
Straith Hospital For Special Surgery
Southfield, MI |
$7,735 | $3,551 |
|
Highsmith Rainey Memorial Hospital
Fayetteville, NC |
$7,857 | $3,538 |
|
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA |
$7,863 | $4,367 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$130,313 | $5,708 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$100,315 | $4,999 |
|
Hca Florida Northside Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL |
$92,902 | $3,683 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$83,552 | $4,297 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$82,490 | $3,770 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$80,501 | $5,725 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$80,246 | $3,645 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$79,838 | $4,546 |
|
Memorial Hospital Biloxi
Biloxi, MS |
$77,499 | $3,320 |
|
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$75,470 | $4,320 |
|
St Joseph Health System, Llc
Fort Wayne, IN |
$72,356 | $3,692 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$69,381 | $5,661 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 2 Intraocular Procedures?
Across 527 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 2 Intraocular Procedures is $20,669. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $15,596 and the dearest quarter over $30,957.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 2 Intraocular Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $3,848 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $25,800. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5492: “Level 2 Intraocular Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.