Eye exam, new patient cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient as an inpatient: from $245.28 to $245.28, with a median of $245.28. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $245.28 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 92004, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $245.28 | $438.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $245.28 | $438.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $245.28 | $438.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $245.28, median $245.28, highest $245.28.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $245.28 — 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.