Level 3 Intraocular Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit · 308 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $18,060
Typical charge
$24,263
Dearest quarter
over $36,197
Actually paid
$4,960
The middle U.S. hospital bills $24,263 for Level 3 Intraocular Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $4,960 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 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 | 7 | $14,606 | $9,077 – $31,267 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $15,189 | $9,866 – $19,437 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $16,841 | $9,367 – $25,715 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $17,213 | $12,660 – $30,313 |
| Iowa | 6 | $17,388 | $11,370 – $29,882 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $18,692 | $12,128 – $60,655 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $19,099 | $11,574 – $24,694 |
| Alabama | 6 | $19,410 | $9,192 – $25,564 |
| Utah | 5 | $20,029 | $15,898 – $62,361 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | $20,052 | $15,875 – $35,765 |
| Missouri | 11 | $20,234 | $12,772 – $32,341 |
| Kansas | 6 | $21,366 | $11,381 – $79,376 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $21,593 | $17,243 – $39,488 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $21,752 | $5,806 – $23,101 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $22,029 | $11,412 – $82,771 |
| Michigan | 9 | $22,234 | $9,822 – $60,517 |
| Washington | 9 | $22,406 | $12,882 – $41,607 |
| Ohio | 4 | $23,815 | $19,399 – $36,195 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $24,258 | $17,097 – $55,622 |
| Virginia | 11 | $24,647 | $14,409 – $38,537 |
| New York | 18 | $25,073 | $13,960 – $76,283 |
| Oregon | 4 | $27,061 | $19,452 – $34,509 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $29,565 | $22,402 – $36,203 |
| Indiana | 8 | $29,610 | $17,364 – $98,163 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $29,978 | $16,499 – $42,590 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $30,542 | $13,742 – $62,472 |
| Colorado | 3 | $30,841 | $18,004 – $39,264 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $31,612 | $18,719 – $93,005 |
| Illinois | 14 | $32,282 | $17,226 – $53,817 |
| Georgia | 7 | $32,797 | $15,158 – $49,891 |
| Tennessee | 6 | $33,285 | $18,078 – $57,183 |
| Texas | 15 | $35,671 | $12,198 – $62,702 |
| California | 28 | $39,494 | $15,899 – $155,924 |
| Florida | 9 | $42,024 | $27,188 – $130,329 |
Where Level 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
Charleston, WV |
$5,806 | $4,431 |
|
Summit Medical Center
Casper, WY |
$8,939 | $4,805 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$9,077 | $5,613 |
|
Russell Medical Center
Alexander City, AL |
$9,192 | $4,322 |
|
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
Columbus, NE |
$9,367 | $3,111 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$9,571 | $4,818 |
|
Straith Hospital For Special Surgery
Southfield, MI |
$9,822 | $4,270 |
|
Day Kimball Hospital
Putnam, CT |
$9,866 | $5,830 |
|
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI |
$11,238 | $4,571 |
|
Lincoln Surgical Hospital
Lincoln, NE |
$11,341 | $4,667 |
|
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Des Moines, IA |
$11,370 | $4,488 |
|
Salina Surgical Hospital
Salina, KS |
$11,381 | $4,462 |
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 |
$155,924 | $7,197 |
|
Hca Florida Northside Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL |
$130,329 | $4,734 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$126,135 | $5,141 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$98,862 | $4,734 |
|
St Joseph Health System, Llc
Fort Wayne, IN |
$98,163 | $4,746 |
|
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
Englewood, NJ |
$93,005 | $5,947 |
|
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA |
$85,697 | $6,227 |
|
Memorial Hospital Biloxi
Biloxi, MS |
$82,771 | $4,268 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$79,376 | $4,462 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$78,746 | $7,360 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$78,679 | $5,472 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$76,283 | $5,887 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 3 Intraocular Procedures?
Across 308 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 3 Intraocular Procedures is $24,263. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $18,060 and the dearest quarter over $36,197.
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 Intraocular Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x 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. $4,960 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $28,408. 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 5493: “Level 3 Intraocular Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.