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Vitrectomy (retina surgery): what insurers pay

Removing the eye's gel (67036); with membrane peeling for macular hole or pucker (67042/67041). Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.

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CPT 67036: Vitrectomy (Retina Surgery)

929 hospitals in 74 markets. National Medicare rate $4,223, surgery center $2,204.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)7$4,572$5,841$6,760$2,150–$10,287
Alaska (statewide)3———$3,180–$21,940
Arizona (statewide)5$2,918$4,714$5,366$2,911–$7,469
Arkansas (statewide)3———$3,270–$5,000
Atlanta GA6$6,443$6,606$6,606$6,389–$6,606
Austin TX13$3,666$6,208$7,799$3,666–$7,799
Boston MA10$6,246$7,300$8,178$3,945–$9,146
California (statewide)53$6,354$11,870$15,223$3,745–$20,591
Charlotte NC5$4,783$4,783$4,783$4,718–$4,783
Chicago IL8$5,716$6,750$10,607$4,985–$13,687
Cleveland OH11$4,302$4,801$6,621$2,694–$8,325
Colorado (statewide)12$7,095$7,706$8,121$4,043–$12,411
Connecticut (statewide)1———$6,002–$6,002
Dallas-Fort Worth TX9$9,232$9,880$13,429$7,207–$16,250
Denver CO15$7,153$7,853$8,126$4,730–$8,434
Detroit MI12$5,170$5,170$6,250$2,144–$8,165
Florida (statewide)58$9,238$10,541$11,368$2,303–$18,426
Georgia (statewide)25$6,311$6,389$8,702$2,955–$20,913
Hawaii (statewide)3———$5,246–$7,586
Houston TX17$5,172$6,255$7,889$4,686–$8,104
Idaho (statewide)13$4,253$4,253$9,627$3,996–$12,925
Illinois (statewide)22$5,320$7,351$9,565$3,558–$11,952
Indiana (statewide)24$6,040$12,604$17,027$2,274–$28,641
Iowa (statewide)12$6,204$7,254$8,764$4,223–$9,880
Kansas (statewide)10$2,985$5,361$8,393$1,976–$19,552
Kentucky (statewide)14$4,474$5,410$6,127$2,709–$7,033
Las Vegas NV2———$3,010–$3,182
Los Angeles CA17$7,919$9,834$10,296$5,921–$25,486
Louisiana (statewide)22$4,077$5,944$6,758$3,697–$11,039
Maine (statewide)15$16,484$18,907$19,138$10,370–$24,061
Massachusetts (statewide)2———$3,815–$6,164
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$7,511–$7,511
Michigan (statewide)19$3,226$4,119$5,302$2,940–$7,125
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN6$6,232$6,232$7,177$6,114–$8,659
Minnesota (statewide)11$10,082$11,938$13,460$6,232–$17,969
Mississippi (statewide)10$5,834$6,273$6,779$4,051–$11,272
Missouri (statewide)11$8,739$9,367$9,554$2,457–$13,429
Montana (statewide)3———$8,448–$13,038
Nashville TN8$5,309$6,178$6,700$3,649–$8,292
Nebraska (statewide)13$6,828$9,875$9,875$2,377–$20,585
Nevada (statewide)3———$2,986–$3,182
New Hampshire (statewide)6$13,835$14,698$16,154$8,425–$18,510
New Jersey (statewide)20$4,668$7,424$8,786$4,668–$15,614
New Mexico (statewide)5$4,992$7,092$8,144$4,245–$11,474
New York (statewide)30$4,226$6,638$8,812$3,024–$14,964
New York City7$4,226$4,229$7,180$4,222–$9,810
North Carolina (statewide)2———$6,041–$10,958
North Dakota (statewide)5$7,180$8,927$9,080$6,959–$9,290
Ohio (statewide)35$4,302$7,553$10,462$2,031–$15,887
Oklahoma (statewide)11$2,128$8,393$9,490$2,076–$15,614
Oregon (statewide)7$10,302$12,027$15,866$9,283–$19,545
Pennsylvania (statewide)19$6,200$10,173$14,398$3,575–$19,014
Philadelphia PA11$6,886$6,944$8,172$5,731–$13,320
Phoenix AZ8$3,738$3,786$4,018$3,592–$4,714
Pittsburgh PA6$7,512$8,259$8,694$2,380–$10,126
Portland OR9$14,470$14,470$17,149$14,108–$17,149
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$8,278–$9,813
Richmond VA3———$8,403–$8,702
Rio Grande Valley TX3———$5,664–$9,328
Salt Lake City UT9$2,548$2,548$2,578$2,548–$3,228
San Antonio TX3———$4,988–$6,170
San Francisco Bay Area CA5$9,212$10,681$11,564$8,740–$35,334
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$10,499$11,434$11,936$8,901–$14,541
South Carolina (statewide)19$9,198$12,714$18,906$3,048–$20,079
South Dakota (statewide)2———$6,302–$12,405
Tampa FL6$9,238$9,238$9,238$5,618–$15,523
Tennessee (statewide)20$3,938$4,528$5,606$3,116–$8,678
Texas (statewide)67$4,672$6,694$13,044$2,563–$28,641
Utah (statewide)6$2,418$2,861$3,569$2,374–$3,701
Virginia (statewide)18$11,316$12,326$13,666$7,138–$18,722
Washington (statewide)10$11,109$11,938$13,295$10,004–$23,362
Washington DC9$6,895$6,895$7,283$5,292–$8,796
West Virginia (statewide)3———$4,465–$16,287
Wisconsin (statewide)32$7,255$11,123$11,306$3,275–$14,690

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Russell Regional HospitalKansas (statewide)$1,9760.5×12026-06-01
Selby General HospitalOhio (statewide)$2,0310.5×12026-10-01
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsOklahoma (statewide)$2,0760.5×12026-01-01
Ascension St John NowataOklahoma (statewide)$2,0760.5×12026-01-01
Ascension St John OwassoOklahoma (statewide)$2,1000.5×12026-01-01
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncKansas (statewide)$2,1400.6×12026-01-01
Henry Ford Health -St John HospitalDetroit MI$2,1440.5×22026-01-01
Usa Health University HospitalAlabama (statewide)$2,1500.6×12026-04-30
St Mary'S Regional Medical CenterOklahoma (statewide)$2,1560.5×12026-09-01
Community Hospital Of Bremen IncIndiana (statewide)$2,2740.5×22026-01-01
Baptist HospitalFlorida (statewide)$2,3030.5×82025-12-23
Intermountain Health Park City HospitalUtah (statewide)$2,3740.6×12026-08-05
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeorgia (statewide)$20,9135.0×22026-04-01
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAlaska (statewide)$21,9404.8×22026-04-01
Parkview Noble HospitalIndiana (statewide)$23,3385.3×12026-09-01
Providence Centralia HospitalWashington (statewide)$23,3625.1×42026-04-01
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$24,0615.9×12025-09-09
Parkview Whitley HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,7175.7×12026-09-01
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,9285.7×12026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$25,4864.8×32025-11-26
Parkview Regional Medical CenterIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview Huntington HospitalIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview HospitalTexas (statewide)$28,6416.9×12026-09-01
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$35,3345.8×42026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

CPT 67042: Vitrectomy (Retina Surgery)

932 hospitals in 75 markets. National Medicare rate $4,223, surgery center $2,204.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)7$4,572$5,841$6,760$2,150–$10,287
Alaska (statewide)3———$4,066–$27,502
Arizona (statewide)5$2,918$5,557$6,608$2,911–$12,160
Arkansas (statewide)3———$4,208–$6,500
Atlanta GA6$7,006$7,006$9,596$7,006–$10,460
Austin TX13$3,666$7,450$8,483$3,666–$9,360
Boston MA10$6,418$6,948$7,933$3,945–$9,146
California (statewide)50$7,078$11,870$15,223$3,745–$20,591
Charlotte NC5$4,783$4,783$4,783$4,718–$4,783
Chicago IL8$5,932$7,744$10,607$4,985–$13,687
Cleveland OH10$5,720$6,574$6,932$4,302–$9,106
Colorado (statewide)13$7,196$9,165$11,204$2,649–$13,502
Connecticut (statewide)1———$6,108–$6,108
Dallas-Fort Worth TX9$9,737$10,997$13,429$8,892–$16,250
Denver CO15$6,536$9,330$9,592$6,239–$13,862
Detroit MI12$2,284$2,680$6,630$2,217–$8,165
Florida (statewide)59$9,238$10,523$11,334$2,303–$18,426
Georgia (statewide)25$6,311$8,702$10,460$2,996–$24,626
Hawaii (statewide)3———$5,246–$7,586
Houston TX17$7,889$8,104$9,284$5,641–$10,405
Idaho (statewide)11$4,100$4,253$6,940$3,996–$12,319
Illinois (statewide)22$5,554$7,806$10,346$5,032–$11,952
Indiana (statewide)28$2,464$7,079$15,178$2,464–$28,641
Indianapolis IN3———$2,464–$2,464
Iowa (statewide)13$6,312$7,070$8,707$2,216–$11,294
Kansas (statewide)10$5,796$7,102$9,488$5,074–$17,617
Kentucky (statewide)14$4,791$5,504$6,210$3,381–$10,646
Las Vegas NV2———$3,434–$3,978
Los Angeles CA17$7,933$9,834$10,600$7,358–$25,486
Louisiana (statewide)22$4,020$6,136$6,788$3,501–$11,799
Maine (statewide)15$16,484$18,907$19,138$10,370–$24,061
Massachusetts (statewide)2———$5,062–$6,164
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$7,511–$7,511
Michigan (statewide)19$4,170$4,777$5,928$2,298–$7,125
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN6$6,934$6,934$7,352$6,817–$8,659
Minnesota (statewide)11$10,082$12,512$14,436$6,934–$17,969
Mississippi (statewide)10$6,214$6,537$6,779$5,720–$11,272
Missouri (statewide)11$7,612$10,926$11,274$3,513–$13,429
Montana (statewide)3———$8,448–$13,038
Nashville TN8$5,516$6,178$6,215$3,649–$6,476
Nebraska (statewide)12$7,403$10,826$11,294$2,488–$23,542
Nevada (statewide)3———$3,978–$4,328
New Hampshire (statewide)6$14,162$16,592$18,235$11,153–$19,260
New Jersey (statewide)20$5,120$8,419$9,578$4,668–$16,414
New Mexico (statewide)4———$4,245–$11,752
New York (statewide)29$3,751$7,141$8,853$3,024–$14,964
New York City8$3,739$4,054$7,166$3,722–$11,003
North Carolina (statewide)2———$6,041–$10,958
North Dakota (statewide)5$7,180$8,927$9,080$6,959–$9,290
Ohio (statewide)34$5,676$7,842$10,486$2,563–$15,887
Oklahoma (statewide)13$3,283$6,180$9,143$2,672–$16,414
Oregon (statewide)7$10,302$12,027$15,866$9,283–$19,545
Pennsylvania (statewide)19$6,520$12,476$14,398$4,916–$19,014
Philadelphia PA11$7,693$8,151$9,738$6,254–$14,301
Phoenix AZ8$6,164$6,386$6,678$6,164–$6,886
Pittsburgh PA6$5,224$6,434$6,676$4,102–$7,450
Portland OR9$15,979$15,979$19,906$15,637–$19,906
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$8,798–$12,989
Richmond VA3———$9,041–$11,102
Rio Grande Valley TX3———$5,664–$10,539
Salt Lake City UT9$3,872$3,910$3,910$3,701–$3,910
San Antonio TX3———$5,114–$7,571
San Francisco Bay Area CA5$9,386$10,681$13,043$8,851–$37,558
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$10,499$12,422$13,606$8,901–$14,541
South Carolina (statewide)18$9,002$13,350$17,367$3,101–$20,384
South Dakota (statewide)2———$6,302–$12,405
Tampa FL6$9,238$9,238$9,238$8,201–$15,638
Tennessee (statewide)20$4,052$4,504$5,606$3,116–$6,758
Texas (statewide)67$5,016$8,305$13,044$2,563–$28,641
Utah (statewide)6$3,689$3,695$3,701$3,612–$3,910
Virginia (statewide)18$11,887$13,700$15,410$8,856–$18,722
Washington (statewide)10$11,384$12,345$13,480$10,004–$23,362
Washington DC9$9,051$9,511$9,511$8,278–$9,511
West Virginia (statewide)2———$4,465–$16,287
Wisconsin (statewide)34$7,345$11,123$11,123$4,187–$14,690

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Usa Health University HospitalAlabama (statewide)$2,1500.6×12026-04-30
Waverly Health CenterIowa (statewide)$2,2160.6×22026-03-03
Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe HospitalDetroit MI$2,2170.5×22026-05-01
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalDetroit MI$2,2770.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Farmington Hills HospitalDetroit MI$2,2790.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalDetroit MI$2,2860.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Taylor HospitalMichigan (statewide)$2,2980.6×12026-05-01
Baptist HospitalFlorida (statewide)$2,3030.5×82025-12-23
Corewell Health William Beaumont University HospitDetroit MI$2,3580.6×22026-05-01
Uf Health Leesburg HospitalFlorida (statewide)$2,4090.6×12026-03-31
Ascension St Vincent'S Clay CountyFlorida (statewide)$2,4640.6×12026-01-01
Ascension St Vincent KokomoIndiana (statewide)$2,4640.6×12026-01-01
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$24,0615.9×12025-09-09
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGeorgia (statewide)$24,6266.2×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowGeorgia (statewide)$24,6265.9×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeorgia (statewide)$24,6265.9×22026-04-01
Parkview Whitley HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,7175.7×12026-09-01
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,9285.7×12026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$25,4864.8×32025-11-26
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAlaska (statewide)$27,5026.0×22026-04-01
Parkview Regional Medical CenterIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview Huntington HospitalIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview HospitalTexas (statewide)$28,6416.9×12026-09-01
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$37,5586.2×42026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

CPT 67041: Vitrectomy (Retina Surgery)

912 hospitals in 74 markets. National Medicare rate $4,223, surgery center $2,204.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)7$4,572$5,841$6,760$2,150–$10,287
Alaska (statewide)3———$4,068–$27,504
Arizona (statewide)5$2,982$5,557$6,698$2,918–$12,513
Arkansas (statewide)3———$4,208–$5,000
Atlanta GA6$7,006$7,006$9,596$7,006–$10,460
Austin TX13$3,666$7,450$8,483$3,666–$9,360
Boston MA10$6,418$6,948$7,933$3,945–$9,146
California (statewide)51$6,354$11,870$15,223$3,745–$20,591
Charlotte NC5$4,783$4,783$4,783$4,718–$4,783
Chicago IL8$5,932$7,744$10,607$4,985–$13,687
Cleveland OH10$4,621$6,274$6,859$4,106–$6,944
Colorado (statewide)13$7,196$9,165$11,204$2,649–$13,502
Connecticut (statewide)1———$6,108–$6,108
Dallas-Fort Worth TX9$9,737$10,997$13,429$8,892–$16,250
Denver CO15$6,536$9,330$9,592$6,239–$13,862
Detroit MI12$2,284$2,584$6,658$2,144–$8,165
Florida (statewide)58$9,238$10,541$11,368$2,303–$18,426
Georgia (statewide)25$6,311$8,702$10,460$2,996–$24,626
Hawaii (statewide)3———$5,008–$7,586
Houston TX17$7,889$8,104$9,284$5,641–$10,405
Idaho (statewide)11$4,100$4,253$6,940$3,996–$12,319
Illinois (statewide)22$5,281$7,806$10,346$4,782–$11,952
Indiana (statewide)20$5,507$10,432$20,155$4,023–$28,641
Iowa (statewide)13$6,312$7,346$8,707$2,216–$11,294
Kansas (statewide)10$2,985$6,763$9,490$1,976–$17,617
Kentucky (statewide)14$4,791$5,504$6,210$3,381–$10,756
Las Vegas NV2———$3,761–$3,978
Los Angeles CA17$7,933$9,326$10,600$7,358–$22,055
Louisiana (statewide)22$4,020$6,136$6,788$3,501–$11,799
Maine (statewide)15$16,484$18,907$19,138$10,370–$24,061
Massachusetts (statewide)2———$5,062–$6,164
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$7,511–$7,511
Michigan (statewide)19$3,226$4,200$5,106$2,298–$7,125
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN6$6,934$6,934$7,352$6,817–$8,659
Minnesota (statewide)11$10,082$12,512$14,436$6,934–$17,969
Mississippi (statewide)10$6,214$6,537$6,779$5,720–$11,272
Missouri (statewide)11$7,612$10,363$10,572$3,513–$13,429
Montana (statewide)3———$8,448–$13,038
Nashville TN8$5,516$6,178$6,215$3,649–$6,476
Nebraska (statewide)12$7,403$10,826$11,294$2,490–$23,542
Nevada (statewide)3———$3,978–$4,328
New Hampshire (statewide)6$14,162$16,592$18,235$11,153–$19,260
New Jersey (statewide)15$8,419$8,446$11,195$7,773–$16,414
New Mexico (statewide)4———$4,245–$12,216
New York (statewide)29$3,751$7,141$8,853$3,024–$14,964
New York City7$3,736$3,745$7,546$3,722–$11,003
North Carolina (statewide)2———$6,041–$10,958
North Dakota (statewide)5$7,180$8,927$9,080$6,959–$9,290
Ohio (statewide)34$6,007$7,842$10,486$2,564–$15,887
Oklahoma (statewide)13$2,873$6,180$9,143$2,338–$16,414
Oregon (statewide)7$10,302$12,027$15,866$9,283–$19,545
Pennsylvania (statewide)17$6,638$12,476$14,614$4,916–$19,014
Philadelphia PA11$7,693$8,151$9,738$6,254–$14,301
Phoenix AZ8$6,343$6,520$6,765$6,343–$6,967
Pittsburgh PA6$4,820$6,434$6,676$4,102–$7,450
Portland OR9$15,979$15,979$19,906$15,637–$19,906
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$8,798–$12,989
Richmond VA3———$6,980–$8,670
Rio Grande Valley TX3———$5,664–$10,539
Salt Lake City UT9$3,872$3,910$3,910$3,701–$3,910
San Antonio TX3———$5,114–$7,571
San Francisco Bay Area CA5$9,386$10,681$13,043$8,851–$37,558
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$10,499$12,422$13,606$8,901–$14,541
South Carolina (statewide)18$9,002$13,340$17,367$3,101–$20,384
South Dakota (statewide)2———$6,302–$12,405
Tampa FL6$9,238$9,238$9,238$8,201–$15,638
Tennessee (statewide)20$4,052$4,504$5,606$3,116–$6,758
Texas (statewide)67$5,016$8,305$13,044$2,563–$28,641
Utah (statewide)6$3,689$3,695$3,701$3,612–$3,910
Virginia (statewide)18$11,571$13,209$13,700$8,856–$18,722
Washington (statewide)10$11,384$12,345$13,480$10,004–$23,362
Washington DC9$8,846$9,511$9,511$7,077–$9,511
West Virginia (statewide)2———$4,465–$16,287
Wisconsin (statewide)33$7,301$11,123$11,123$4,188–$14,690

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Russell Regional HospitalKansas (statewide)$1,9760.5×12026-06-01
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncKansas (statewide)$2,1400.6×12026-01-01
Henry Ford Health -St John HospitalDetroit MI$2,1440.5×12026-01-01
Usa Health University HospitalAlabama (statewide)$2,1500.6×12026-04-30
Waverly Health CenterIowa (statewide)$2,2160.6×22026-03-03
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalDetroit MI$2,2770.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Farmington Hills HospitalDetroit MI$2,2790.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalDetroit MI$2,2860.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe HospitalDetroit MI$2,2880.6×12026-05-01
Corewell Health Taylor HospitalMichigan (statewide)$2,2980.6×12026-05-01
Baptist HospitalFlorida (statewide)$2,3030.5×82025-12-23
Ascension St John Medical CenterOklahoma (statewide)$2,3380.6×12026-01-01
Chi Health St FrancisNebraska (statewide)$23,5425.5×62026-02-28
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$24,0615.9×12025-09-09
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGeorgia (statewide)$24,6266.2×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowGeorgia (statewide)$24,6265.9×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeorgia (statewide)$24,6265.9×22026-04-01
Parkview Whitley HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,7175.7×12026-09-01
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$24,9285.7×12026-09-01
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAlaska (statewide)$27,5046.0×22026-04-01
Parkview Regional Medical CenterIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview Huntington HospitalIndiana (statewide)$28,6416.5×12026-09-01
Parkview HospitalTexas (statewide)$28,6416.9×12026-09-01
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$37,5586.2×42026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

Questions

How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for vitrectomy (retina surgery)?

Across 929 hospitals in 74 markets (metro areas and statewide) that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 67036, hospital outpatient is $7,799, 1.8× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $5,287 to $11,123. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.

What does Medicare pay for vitrectomy (retina surgery)?

Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 67036 is $4,223 and its surgery-center rate is $2,204, before local wage adjustment.

Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for vitrectomy (retina surgery)?

Lowest medians: Russell Regional Hospital ($1,976), Selby General Hospital ($2,031), Ascension St John Jane Phillips ($2,076). Highest: Stanford Health Care ($35,334), Parkview Hospital ($28,641), Parkview Huntington Hospital ($28,641). Coverage: every hospital whose price file we could read.