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Eye exam cost in Illinois without insurance

In Illinois, the median cash price for Eye exam, new patient is $132.00 across 19 hospitals, from $46.74 to $620.00. The lowest is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Melrose Park) and 1 other hospital. The US median is $188.51.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

Eye exams are billed by whether you are a new or returning patient and how thorough the exam is. The test for glasses (refraction) is often billed separately, and extra tests such as visual fields or retina scans add to the total.

Collected Nov 10, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Eye exam prices in Illinois by type

92004 is a comprehensive exam for a new patient and is used in the state table; 92014 is the same for a returning patient; 92012 is an intermediate exam; 92083 is a visual field test; and 92134 is a retina OCT scan.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Eye exam, new patient Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient · code 92004 19 $46.74–$620.00 $132.00 $188.51
Eye exam (comprehensive) Comprehensive eye exam, returning patient · code 92014 17 $46.17–$630.00 $119.36 $165.45
Eye exam (follow-up) Eye exam, returning patient, intermediate · code 92012 19 $25.08–$417.00 $116.80 $146.72
Visual field test Visual field test, extended · code 92083 13 $44.27–$325.00 $146.00 $164.07
Retina OCT scan OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) · code 92134 19 $27.44–$850.00 $93.86 $93.00
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Illinois. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Eye exam, new patient prices in Illinois

Eye exam cost by metro area in Illinois

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask whether refraction for glasses (92015) is included.
  • Optometrists and retail optical stores usually charge less than hospital eye clinics for routine exams.
  • If you have diabetes or glaucoma, ask which tests you need each year.