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Procedure price report · Other intraocular therapeutic procedures

Removal of implanted material from inside the eye

CPT 67121the billing code this page is about

Surgery to take out material, such as silicone oil or a retained implant, from inside the back chamber of the eye.

Hospitals typically charge $2,699 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 319 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,031. Most fall between $1,407 and $5,599 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
319
States
45
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – 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 319 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
$1,022$1,464$2,699$5,016$7,185

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,022 vs $7,185).

How the prices are spread

$672 – $871: 8 hospitals$672$871 – $1,130: 11 hospitals$1,130 – $1,464: 42 hospitals$1,130$1,464 – $1,898: 34 hospitals$1,898 – $2,460: 25 hospitals$1,898$2,460 – $3,188: 56 hospitals$3,188 – $4,133: 20 hospitals$3,188$4,133 – $5,357: 33 hospitals$5,357 – $6,943: 29 hospitals$5,357$6,943 – $9,000: 32 hospitals$6,943median $2,699price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (290 of 319 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$672$8718
$871$1,13011
$1,130$1,46442
$1,464$1,89834
$1,898$2,46025
$2,460$3,18856
$3,188$4,13320
$4,133$5,35733
$5,357$6,94329
$6,943$9,00032

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,358
Median cash price$2,699
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.14×

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 $2,699.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,419 across 13 hospitalsIL$1,419Wisconsin: median $6,000 across 14 hospitalsWI$6,000Michigan: median $1,399 across 19 hospitalsMI$1,399New York: median $2,699 across 27 hospitalsNY$2,699Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 1 hospital 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 $2,251 across 14 hospitalsIA$2,251Indiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $3,185 across 10 hospitalsOH$3,185Pennsylvania: median $2,595 across 22 hospitalsPA$2,595New Jersey: median $3,786 across 23 hospitalsNJ$3,786Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $7,185 across 36 hospitalsCA$7,185Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,464 across 12 hospitalsOK$1,464Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceALGeorgia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,952 across 20 hospitalsTX$4,952Florida: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,699. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA36$7,185+166%$1,404 – $7,185
Wisconsin WI14$6,000+122%$6,000 – $7,232
Texas TX20$4,952+83%$3,927 – $5,414
New Jersey NJ23$3,786+40%$2,524 – $5,419
Ohio OH10$3,185+18%$1,763 – $7,587
New York NY27$2,6990%$1,407 – $2,881
Pennsylvania PA22$2,595−4%$332 – $3,856
Iowa IA14$2,251−17%$2,251 – $2,251
Oklahoma OK12$1,464−46%$1,464 – $1,464
Illinois IL13$1,419−47%$672 – $3,438
Michigan MI19$1,399−48%$1,399 – $3,173
West Virginia WV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV1not 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 $2,699.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care282$2,699$1,407 – $5,414
Children’s6fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access31$4,952$1,399 – $6,000
Ownership
For-profit29$3,636$920 – $5,599
Government38$2,699$1,420 – $4,684
Non-profit252$2,686$1,407 – $5,855
System affiliation
Part of a system274$2,699$1,404 – $5,741
Independent45$2,554$1,420 – $3,730

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,581
Median cash price$2,699
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. 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

182 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,251 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,684; most fall between $1,404 and $5,414.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 182 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
$773$1,404$2,251$4,952$7,185

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 9.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($773 vs $7,185).

Of the 191 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 182 gave a usable cash price; 5 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 4 a list price only.

How complete is this

319 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 339 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted319
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here13
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded4
Hospitals that filed this code339

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 PR Remv Post Eye Implnt Mater,Intraocul.

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, “Removal of implanted material from inside the eye (CPT 67121) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-67121-removal-of-implanted-material-from-inside-the-eye