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Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures in Indiana

What 22 hospitals in Indiana charged and were paid for level 4 extraocular, repair, and plastic eye procedures (APC 5504), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5504 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $19,773 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $3,450 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $2,733 Average per service
State rank #19 of 34 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Indiana billed an average of $19,773 for level 4 extraocular, repair, and plastic eye procedures, about 5.7 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $3,450. That payment is 8% below the U.S. average of $3,737.

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 $3,450Billed $19,773

About 17¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Indiana billed for this service.

Indiana hospitals: level 4 extraocular, repair, and plastic eye procedures

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette 14 $21,447 $3,447 $2,746
Community HospitalMunster 13 $16,110 $3,413 $2,674
Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville 12 $21,789 $3,492 $2,782
St Catherine Hospital INCEast Chicago – – – –
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne – – – –
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne – – – –
Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis – – – –
St Mary Medical Center INCHobart – – – –
Porter, Valparaiso HospitalValparaiso – – – –
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend – – – –
Bluffton Regional Medical CenterBluffton – – – –
Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville – – – –
Dearborn County HospitalLawrenceburg – – – –
Saint John's Health SystemAnderson – – – –
St Mary's Medical Center of Evansville INCEvansville – – – –
Memorial Hospital and Health Care CenterJasper – – – –
Franciscan St Anthony Health - Crown PointCrown Point – – – –
Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel – – – –
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis – – – –
Franciscan Physicians Hospital LLCMunster – – – –
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis – – – –
Physicians' Medical Center LLCNew Albany – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Indiana

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

Community HospitalMunster, IN$3,413
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN$3,447
Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN$3,492

Highest

Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN$3,492
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN$3,447
Community HospitalMunster, IN$3,413

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Questions

How much does level 4 extraocular, repair, and plastic eye procedures cost in Indiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 extraocular, repair, and plastic eye procedures (APC 5504) at 22 hospitals in Indiana was billed at $19,773 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $3,450, of which Medicare paid $2,733. 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 Indiana, average charges were 5.7 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.