Eye exam, new patient cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $292.24 to $694.25, with a median of $292.24. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $245.28 at 47 hospitals.
- The median here, $292.24, is 55% above the US median of $188.51.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 92004, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine lowest Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Eye Exam New Patient File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $694.25 | $694.25 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $292.24, median $292.24, highest $694.25 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $292.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.