Eye exam, new patient cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient as an inpatient: from $292.24 to $694.25, with a median of $292.24. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $245.28 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 92004, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine lowest Irvine, CA OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Eye Exam New Patient | $694.25 | $694.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $292.24, median $292.24, highest $694.25 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $292.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is a full medical eye exam for a new patient by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. It usually checks vision, eye pressure, eye movement and the inside of the eye, often with dilating drops, and may take more than one visit.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam itself. Refraction, the test that sets a glasses prescription, is billed separately (92015), as are contact lens fitting, eye imaging and glasses.