Average charge
$40,293
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$5,194
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$4,133
Average per service
State rank
#44 of 44
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $40,293 for level 2 intraocular procedures, about 7.8 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $5,194 . That payment is 32% above the U.S. average of $3,924.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $5,194 Billed $40,293
About 13¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this service.
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California hospitals: level 2 intraocular procedures
Every California hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
Hospital
Services
Avg charge
Avg allowed
Medicare paid
UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles 473
$20,210
$4,957 $3,940
UCI Health-Orange Orange 420
$26,967
$4,953 $3,937
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley 408
$35,700
$5,627 $4,477
Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles 345
$36,174
$4,987 $3,968
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla 292
$56,665
$4,999 $3,983
University of California San Diego Medical Center San Diego 273
$30,684
$4,999 $3,981
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose 266
$130,313
$5,708 $4,544
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno 261
$13,677
$4,984 $3,963
Stanford Hospital Palo Alto 242
$80,501
$5,725 $4,562
USC University Hospital Los Angeles 241
$21,960
$4,972 $3,956
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento 221
$50,546
$5,050 $4,020
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara 203
$32,757
$5,312 $4,221
UCSF Medical Center San Francisco 193
$53,446
$5,702 $4,538
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton 122
$28,513
$4,999 $3,981
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda 119
$45,766
$4,999 $3,982
San Ramon Regional Medical Ctr San Ramon 110
$42,378
$5,620 $4,466
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento 108
$21,358
$5,154 $4,093
Los Alamitos Medical Center Los Alamitos 93
$59,209
$4,999 $3,979
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pomona 73
$51,192
$4,999 $3,983
Los Angeles General Medical Center Los Angeles 73
$29,050
$4,999 $3,976
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco 73
$31,754
$5,812 $4,627
Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame 71
$31,689
$5,812 $4,628
Kaweah Delta Medical Center Visalia 71
$15,334
$4,943 $3,927
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles 63
$22,610
$4,999 $3,983
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma 62
$26,023
$5,427 $4,319
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Salinas 58
$42,151
$5,647 $4,483
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo 53
$39,607
$4,999 $3,979
Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego 49
$31,989
$4,999 $3,979
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance 49
$25,303
$4,999 $3,983
San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco 47
$42,540
$5,626 $4,479
Oroville Hospital Oroville 42
$17,633
$4,999 $3,978
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica 38
$28,863
$4,999 $3,980
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med Center Torrance 36
$29,900
$4,999 $3,971
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey 35
$34,036
$5,725 $4,562
PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Whittier 32
$40,305
$4,999 $3,959
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus Hosp San Francisco 25
$36,744
$5,812 $4,631
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura 25
$25,544
$4,999 $3,983
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Sylmar 23
$38,646
$4,999 $3,966
Downey Regional Medical Center Downey 22
$21,220
$4,999 $3,983
Doctors Hospital of Manteca Manteca 21
$54,237
$2,043 $1,614
Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno 19
$23,087
$4,999 $3,983
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Valencia 19
$20,923
$4,999 $3,983
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton 17
$60,130
$5,725 $4,562
Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa 16
$32,828
$5,694 $4,537
Grossmont Hospital La Mesa 14
$35,243
$4,999 $3,983
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek 14
$69,381
$5,661 $4,510
Lompoc Healthcare District Lompoc 13
$21,136
$4,999 $3,983
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach 13
$31,701
$4,999 $3,968
West Hills Hospital & Medical Center West Hills 13
$100,315
$4,999 $3,983
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach 11
$35,602
$4,999 $3,983
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 11
$27,493
$5,432 $4,328
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in California
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
Doctors Hospital of Manteca Manteca, CA $2,043 Kaweah Delta Medical Center Visalia, CA $4,943 UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $4,953 UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,957 USC University Hospital Los Angeles, CA $4,972
Highest
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco, CA $5,812 Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA $5,812 California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus Hosp San Francisco, CA $5,812 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey, CA $5,725 Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA $5,725
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 2 intraocular procedures cost in California? In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 intraocular procedures (APC 5492) at 108 hospitals in California was billed at $40,293 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $5,194, of which Medicare paid $4,133. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments? Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in California, average charges were 7.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data .
