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Level 2 Intraocular Procedures in Florida

What 32 hospitals in Florida charged and were paid for level 2 intraocular procedures (APC 5492), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5492 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $35,745 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $3,546 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $2,816 Average per service
State rank #15 of 44 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Florida billed an average of $35,745 for level 2 intraocular procedures, about 10.1 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $3,546. That payment is 10% below 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 $3,546Billed $35,745

About 10¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Florida billed for this service.

Florida hospitals: level 2 intraocular procedures

Every Florida hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Univ of Miami Hosp & ClinicsMiami 477 $34,022 $3,661 $2,912
Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando 217 $29,974 $3,629 $2,877
Mayo ClinicJacksonville 147 $25,838 $3,603 $2,855
Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach 114 $37,457 $3,657 $2,908
Shands Hospital at the University of FloridaGainesville 113 $34,535 $2,009 $1,593
Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach 92 $31,034 $3,653 $2,900
Imperial Point Medical CenterFort Lauderdale 89 $21,044 $3,591 $2,843
Northside HospitalSt Petersburg 83 $92,902 $3,683 $2,932
Flagler HospitalSt Augustine 64 $11,580 $3,944 $3,143
Bay Medical CenterPanama City 56 $22,257 $3,683 $2,931
Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota 52 $46,734 $3,683 $2,934
Tampa General HospitalTampa 49 $80,246 $3,645 $2,902
St Vincent's Medical CenterJacksonville 34 $43,568 $3,510 $2,762
Citrus Memorial HospitalInverness 22 $58,145 $3,551 $2,801
Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola 21 $27,098 $3,683 $2,921
North Broward Medical CenterPompano Beach 21 $21,853 $3,612 $2,868
North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview 20 $46,757 $3,536 $2,788
Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami 18 $17,729 $3,683 $2,924
Morton Plant HospitalClearwater 13 $32,469 $3,683 $2,934
South Lake HospitalClermont 11 $24,843 $3,684 $2,898
Shands Jacksonville Medical CenterJacksonville – – – –
Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando – – – –
Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton – – – –
Baptist Medical CenterJacksonville – – – –
Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareTallahassee – – – –
Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West – – – –
Adventhealth TampaTampa – – – –
HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville – – – –
Memorial Hospital of TampaTampa – – – –
Gulf Coast Medical CenterPanama City – – – –
Capital Regional Medical CenterTallahassee – – – –
Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Florida

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

Shands Hospital at the University of FloridaGainesville, FL$2,009
St Vincent's Medical CenterJacksonville, FL$3,510
North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview, FL$3,536
Citrus Memorial HospitalInverness, FL$3,551
Imperial Point Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL$3,591

Highest

Flagler HospitalSt Augustine, FL$3,944
South Lake HospitalClermont, FL$3,684
Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola, FL$3,683
Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami, FL$3,683
Bay Medical CenterPanama City, FL$3,683

Level 2 Intraocular Procedures in other states

Questions

How much does level 2 intraocular procedures cost in Florida?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 intraocular procedures (APC 5492) at 32 hospitals in Florida was billed at $35,745 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $3,546, of which Medicare paid $2,816. 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 Florida, average charges were 10.1 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.