Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit · 366 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $11,073
Typical charge
$14,456
Dearest quarter
over $21,508
Actually paid
$2,217
The middle U.S. hospital bills $14,456 for Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $2,217 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 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye 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 | 12 | $7,008 | $4,230 – $17,243 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $7,661 | $3,104 – $16,827 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $8,147 | $4,510 – $25,150 |
| Alabama | 3 | $8,408 | $4,692 – $9,486 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $9,823 | $6,670 – $11,023 |
| Utah | 6 | $10,423 | $6,038 – $15,850 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $11,047 | $6,914 – $17,230 |
| Iowa | 4 | $11,828 | $7,145 – $12,700 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $11,967 | $7,555 – $14,200 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $12,051 | $3,450 – $48,652 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $12,173 | $3,820 – $21,958 |
| Ohio | 16 | $12,909 | $6,717 – $25,624 |
| Virginia | 8 | $13,115 | $8,411 – $22,649 |
| Missouri | 8 | $13,361 | $5,882 – $16,387 |
| Colorado | 4 | $13,788 | $10,740 – $46,110 |
| New Jersey | 8 | $13,959 | $10,133 – $29,180 |
| Indiana | 14 | $14,137 | $7,403 – $25,984 |
| Oregon | 4 | $14,251 | $10,344 – $19,042 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $14,606 | $12,326 – $22,309 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $14,811 | $6,115 – $26,747 |
| Illinois | 18 | $15,064 | $6,055 – $27,553 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $15,741 | $8,909 – $35,306 |
| Washington | 8 | $16,099 | $11,684 – $22,765 |
| Louisiana | 8 | $16,180 | $9,807 – $56,423 |
| Michigan | 10 | $16,874 | $3,049 – $30,004 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $17,343 | $11,354 – $25,484 |
| Georgia | 9 | $17,698 | $11,792 – $28,077 |
| Tennessee | 6 | $17,845 | $10,809 – $33,401 |
| Texas | 25 | $17,903 | $5,059 – $62,612 |
| New York | 21 | $18,038 | $7,179 – $45,312 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $18,686 | $16,542 – $42,065 |
| Arizona | 3 | $18,704 | $11,905 – $22,872 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $19,037 | $12,672 – $41,158 |
| California | 38 | $21,487 | $8,345 – $53,589 |
| Florida | 14 | $24,820 | $16,674 – $58,301 |
Where Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Memorial Healthcare
Owosso, MI |
$3,049 | $2,046 |
|
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
Columbus, NE |
$3,104 | $1,600 |
|
Salina Surgical Hospital
Salina, KS |
$3,111 | $1,938 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$3,136 | $2,191 |
|
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC |
$3,450 | $2,108 |
|
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN |
$3,820 | $2,330 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$4,230 | $2,510 |
|
Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
Charleston, WV |
$4,510 | $1,981 |
|
Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc
Mobile, AL |
$4,692 | $1,923 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$4,694 | $2,510 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$5,007 | $2,510 |
|
Kell West Regional Hospital
Wichita Falls, TX |
$5,059 | $1,997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX |
$62,612 | $2,167 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$58,301 | $2,117 |
|
Hca Florida South Tampa Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$58,000 | $2,117 |
|
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA |
$56,423 | $1,979 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$55,761 | $2,167 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$53,589 | $3,250 |
|
Doctors Hospital Of Manteca
Manteca, CA |
$50,893 | $1,409 |
|
North Okaloosa Medical Center
Crestview, FL |
$48,791 | $2,117 |
|
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC |
$48,652 | $2,078 |
|
Hca Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO |
$46,110 | $2,225 |
|
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA |
$45,987 | $2,873 |
|
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA |
$45,645 | $3,273 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures?
Across 366 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures is $14,456. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $11,073 and the dearest quarter over $21,508.
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 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x 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. $2,217 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $16,126. 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 5503: “Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.