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Procedure price report · Other intraocular therapeutic procedures

Injection of medicine into the front chamber of the eye

CPT 66030the billing code this page is about

A drug is injected directly into the front chamber of the eye.

Hospitals typically charge $2,285 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 493 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,974. Most fall between $426 and $3,368 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
493
States
48
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 493 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$250$725$2,285$2,980$4,627

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 19× what the cheapest tenth charges ($250 vs $4,627).

How the prices are spread

$181 – $254: 28 hospitals$181$254 – $359: 37 hospitals$359 – $505: 21 hospitals$359$505 – $712: 14 hospitals$712 – $1,003: 15 hospitals$712$1,003 – $1,414: 58 hospitals$1,414 – $1,992: 35 hospitals$1,414$1,992 – $2,807: 110 hospitals$2,807 – $3,955: 70 hospitals$2,807$3,955 – $5,573: 58 hospitals$3,955median $2,285price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (446 of 493 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$181$25428
$254$35937
$359$50521
$505$71214
$712$1,00315
$1,003$1,41458
$1,414$1,99235
$1,992$2,807110
$2,807$3,95570
$3,955$5,57358

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,358
Median cash price$2,285
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.97×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,285.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,365 across 13 hospitalsWA$4,365Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,379 across 14 hospitalsMN$2,379Illinois: median $2,862 across 29 hospitalsIL$2,862Wisconsin: median $1,768 across 27 hospitalsWI$1,768Michigan: median $1,399 across 23 hospitalsMI$1,399New York: median $2,699 across 26 hospitalsNY$2,699Massachusetts: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $4,049 across 16 hospitalsOR$4,049Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $426 across 15 hospitalsIA$426Indiana: median $386 across 16 hospitalsIN$386Ohio: median $2,285 across 17 hospitalsOH$2,285Pennsylvania: median $2,851 across 19 hospitalsPA$2,851New Jersey: median $3,786 across 23 hospitalsNJ$3,786Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,666 across 63 hospitalsCA$2,666Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $1,381 across 14 hospitalsVA$1,381Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $181 across 17 hospitalsOK$181Louisiana: median $885 across 15 hospitalsLA$885Mississippi: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $1,022 across 16 hospitalsGA$1,022Hawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,370 across 38 hospitalsTX$2,370Florida: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,285. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Washington WA13$4,365+91%$2,692 – $5,366
Oregon OR16$4,049+77%$309 – $4,535
New Jersey NJ23$3,786+66%$2,524 – $5,419
Illinois IL29$2,862+25%$323 – $4,274
Pennsylvania PA19$2,851+25%$250 – $4,665
New York NY26$2,699+18%$704 – $2,739
California CA63$2,666+17%$1,755 – $3,003
Minnesota MN14$2,379+4%$267 – $2,379
Texas TX38$2,370+4%$2,017 – $3,368
Ohio OH17$2,2850%$443 – $2,285
Wisconsin WI27$1,768−23%$1,138 – $2,879
Michigan MI23$1,399−39%$1,138 – $1,617
Virginia VA14$1,381−40%$1,381 – $1,557
Georgia GA16$1,022−55%$1,022 – $3,920
Louisiana LA15$885−61%$525 – $1,442
Iowa IA15$426−81%$426 – $426
Indiana IN16$386−83%$131 – $512
Oklahoma OK17$181−92%$181 – $1,456
Mississippi MS9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,285.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care419$2,379$525 – $3,412
Children’s8fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access66$1,138$267 – $4,211
Ownership
For-profit32$1,022$181 – $3,920
Government55$1,882$333 – $2,832
Non-profit406$2,370$426 – $3,412
System affiliation
Part of a system435$2,370$512 – $3,542
Independent58$888$256 – $3,003

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,362
Median cash price$2,285
Cash as a share of list, median hospital56%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 44%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

343 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,196 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,948; most fall between $426 and $3,368.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 343 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$224$987$2,196$3,003$4,535

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 20× what the cheapest tenth charges ($224 vs $4,535).

Of the 375 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 343 gave a usable cash price; 22 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 10 a list price only.

How complete is this

493 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (12%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 546 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted493
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here40
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded11
Hospitals that filed this code546

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other intraocular therapeutic procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Injx Anterior Chamber Eye Medication Spx.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Injection of medicine into the front chamber of the eye (CPT 66030) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-66030-injection-of-medicine-into-the-front-chamber-of-the-eye