Eye exam, new patient cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 40 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $30.30 to $18,963.00, with a median of $152.50. The lowest listed price is at Interfaith Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $122.20 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $230.00 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $152.50, is 19% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- 10 of 40 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 40 facilities across 17 cities for code 92004, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 8, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$30.30Interfaith Medical Center + 2 more
Median$152.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,963.00in this market
Difference625.8×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $30.30Highest $18,963.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interfaith Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $30.30 | $271.00 | $30.30–$299.14 | 89% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $30.30 | $271.00 | $30.30–$240.98 | 89% |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $30.30 | $271.00 | $28.79–$299.14 | 89% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.09 | $332.06 | $90.09–$1,290.13 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.09 | $332.06 | $90.09–$1,290.13 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.09 | $332.06 | $90.09–$1,290.13 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.09 | $332.06 | $90.09–$1,290.13 | 81% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.09 | $332.06 | $90.09–$1,290.13 | 81% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Ophth Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $87.06 | $419.00 | $77.40–$380.32 | 79% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 NEW EYE EXAM & TREATMENT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $136.02 | — | $30.30–$560.80 | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $586.60 | $37.88–$645.00 | 74% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $586.60 | $37.88–$645.00 | 74% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $741.34 | $37.88–$645.00 | 79% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $586.60 | $37.88–$645.00 | 74% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $586.60 | $37.88–$645.00 | 74% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $152.50 | $586.60 | $37.88–$645.00 | 74% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $178.43 | $463.88 | $112.23–$440.69 | 62% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $230.00 | $20.00–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $230.00 | $33.33–$1,912.00 | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Eye Exam New Patient 1+ Visits+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $331.80 | $474.00 | $144.87–$474.00 | 30% |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $387.88 | $456.33 | $137.94–$373.93 | 15% |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 OPHTH SERV: MED EXAM; COMP NEW File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $433.82 | $433.82 | $60.00–$200.00 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 OPHTH SERV: MED EXAM; COMP NEW File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $433.82 | $433.82 | $60.00–$200.00 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $454.53 | $695.00 | $44.80–$657.15 | 35% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/>+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $495.00 | $495.00 | — | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $516.00 | $516.00 | $165.38–$4,255.00 | — |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 EYE EXAM NEW PT 1+VSTS CMPHNSV File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $535.00 | $535.00 | $160.50–$568.00 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $552.00 | $552.00 | $165.38–$4,255.00 | — |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $638.90 | $638.90 | $132.30–$926.00 | — |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 COMPREHENSVE NEW EXAM+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL NEWVISIT COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $765.00 | $850.00 | — | 10% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 New patient complete exam of visual system File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $1,264.26 | $1,264.26 | $758.56–$2,385.66 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 92004 - EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $18,963.00 | $18,963.00 | $16,043.00–$33,048.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $30.30, median $152.50, highest $18,963.00 — a 625.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $454.53. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 30 of 34 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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