Eye exam, new patient cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $158.03 to $391.06, with a median of $274.55. The lowest listed price is at Highland Hospital and 1 other hospital — $116.52 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $230.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $158.03 | — | $157.70–$282.24 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $158.03 | — | $161.84–$329.20 | — | — source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC OPH MED EXAM _ EVAL W INIT DX TR PROG COMP NEW PT 1_MORE VISIT | $391.06 | $601.63 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC OPH MED EXAM _ EVAL W INIT DX TR PROG COMP NEW PT 1_MORE VISIT | $391.06 | $601.63 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Ophth Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $571.20 | — | $30.30–$581.33 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $158.03, median $274.55, highest $391.06 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $391.06. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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.