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Level 2 Intraocular Procedures in Oklahoma

What 13 hospitals in Oklahoma charged and were paid for level 2 intraocular procedures (APC 5492), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5492 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $22,413 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $3,452 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $2,742 Average per service
State rank #13 of 44 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Oklahoma billed an average of $22,413 for level 2 intraocular procedures, about 6.5 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $3,452. That payment is 12% 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 $3,452Billed $22,413

About 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Oklahoma billed for this service.

Oklahoma hospitals: level 2 intraocular procedures

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Summit Medical CenterEdmond 483 $20,105 $3,470 $2,756
Tulsa Spine & Specialty HospitalTulsa 214 $18,728 $3,410 $2,706
St John Medical Center, INCTulsa 124 $18,662 $3,458 $2,744
Onecore HealthOklahoma City 111 $25,578 $3,478 $2,766
Integris Baptist Medical CenterOklahoma City 77 $40,919 $3,470 $2,763
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City 32 $42,055 $3,284 $2,593
Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond 20 $20,589 $3,503 $2,791
Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City – – – –
Mercy Health Center, INCOklahoma City – – – –
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater – – – –
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee – – – –
Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah – – – –
Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Oklahoma

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

O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK$3,284
Tulsa Spine & Specialty HospitalTulsa, OK$3,410
St John Medical Center, INCTulsa, OK$3,458
Integris Baptist Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK$3,470
Summit Medical CenterEdmond, OK$3,470

Highest

Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond, OK$3,503
Onecore HealthOklahoma City, OK$3,478
Summit Medical CenterEdmond, OK$3,470
Integris Baptist Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK$3,470
St John Medical Center, INCTulsa, OK$3,458

Level 2 Intraocular Procedures in other states

Questions

How much does level 2 intraocular procedures cost in Oklahoma?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 intraocular procedures (APC 5492) at 13 hospitals in Oklahoma was billed at $22,413 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $3,452, of which Medicare paid $2,742. 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 Oklahoma, average charges were 6.5 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.