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Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Cataract Surgery Payments in New York, NY: $518.62

Avg. Paid

$518.62

Range

$76.27 โ€“ $1,763

Total Claims

18,915

Providers

31

Typical Payment Range

Typical Medicaid Cataract Surgery payments fall between $154.52 and $445.35 per claim (median: $259.78). The top 10% of payments exceed $752.47.

Based on per-provider averages across all Medicaid claims in this category.

Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) to restore clear vision.

Understanding these costs

The amounts shown are Medicaid reimbursement rates โ€” what state Medicaid programs paid providers per claim. Medicaid typically pays well below private insurance rates and out-of-pocket prices. Use this data to compare relative costs between providers, not as a price estimate for privately insured or self-pay patients.

Providers Offering Cataract Surgery in New York, NY

Provider Avg. Paid Claims Patients
Bingjing Z Roberts

185 Canal St

$169.24 3,862 3,716
Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center Of New York, Inc.

138-140 E 80Th St

$905.91 2,292 2,098
Gramercy Surgery Center, Inc

380 2Nd Ave

$989.57 2,028 1,847
Raymond Fong

109 Lafayette St

$203.45 1,692 1,643
Arthur Michael Cotliar

635 West 165Th Street

$172.43 1,400 1,295
Keith C Chang

217 Grand St # 302

$199.08 1,073 1,055
Jeremy M Cotliar

130 Fort Washington Ave

$305.51 976 897
Nathan M Radcliffe

1305 York Ave

$284.02 908 756
Nyu Langone Hospitals

550 1St Ave

$1,643 700 607
The New York And Presbyterian Hospital

622 W 168Th St

$1,364 612 584
Hudson Yards Surgery Center, Llc

450 West 31St Street, 2S

$1,014 567 515
Valeria Rubinstein

110 East 40Th Street

$280.86 475 411
Elana Sarah Rosenberg

20 E 46Th St

$207.79 387 294
Kevin Lai

139 Centre St Ste 610

$168.01 310 306
Julia Schneider

635 W 165Th St

$176.96 239 220
The New York And Presbyterian Hospital

525 E 68Th St

$1,763 237 221
Nancy Nai-En Tsai

99 Elizabeth Street, 2Fl

$128.35 196 194
Lawrence Roy Blum

572 Park Avenue

$230.07 172 147
Lenox Hill Hospital

100 E 77Th St

$1,589 156 138
Gautam Kamthan

17 E 102Nd St Fl 8

$219.13 140 113
Gabriel Martin Ferreira

4966 Broadway Ste 1&2

$98.64 113 108
Sirikishan Ramkishan Shetty

1305 York Ave

$120.45 101 94
Rebecca Ann Shields

1497 3Rd Ave

$201.04 82 80
Andrew Naing

202 Canal St

$168.05 58 50
Roslyn Stahl

178 E 71St St

$128.04 57 54
Mark Louis Hornfeld

125 W 79Th Street

$97.04 16 12
Susan Diane Fromer

550 Park Ave

$172.84 15 12
Gregory J Pamel

115 E 61St St

$76.27 14 12
Matthew Nguyen

1305 York Ave Fl 11

$190.87 13 13
New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

462 First Avenue

$1,312 12 12
Roosevelt Surgery Center, Llc

619 W 54Th St

$686.73 12 12

What to Expect: Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery takes about 15-30 minutes per eye. You'll receive eye drops for anesthesia and possibly mild sedation. The surgeon makes a tiny incision, breaks up the cloudy lens with ultrasound, and inserts a new artificial lens. Recovery is usually quick โ€” most people notice improved vision within a few days. You'll use prescription eye drops for several weeks.

Cost Components

National average Medicaid payment per billing code. Individual rates vary by provider and state.

Code Description Avg. Paid Claims Providers
66984 Cataract surgery w/IOL insert $362.00 1,499,454 2,674
66982 Cataract surgery complex $428.92 33,642 172
66840 Lens removal aspiration technique โ€” โ€” โ€”
66850 Lens removal phacofragment โ€” โ€” โ€”
66920 Lens removal intracapsular โ€” โ€” โ€”
66930 Lens removal intracap w/implant โ€” โ€” โ€”
66940 Lens removal extracapsular โ€” โ€” โ€”
66983 Cataract surgery intracap implant โ€” โ€” โ€”

These are national Medicaid averages for each billing code. Actual amounts vary by state, provider, and complexity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Cataract Surgery cost in New York, NY?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Cataract Surgery in New York, NY is $518.62 per claim, based on 18,915 claims from 31 providers. Typical payments fall between $154.52 and $445.35. Note: Medicaid rates are typically much lower than private insurance or self-pay prices.

How many providers offer Cataract Surgery in New York, NY?

There are 31 Medicaid providers offering Cataract Surgery related services in New York, NY according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Cataract Surgery in New York, NY?

Medicaid reimbursement for Cataract Surgery in New York, NY ranges from $76.27 to $1,763 per claim, with an average of $518.62. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

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