Eye exam (follow-up) cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for eye exam, returning patient, intermediate: from $81.75 to $385.45, with a median of $161.25. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $79.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $304.75 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 92012, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB MEDICAL EXAM AND EVAL, W/INITAT OR CONT OF DX OR TX PRO | $81.75 | $109.00 | $37.06–$107.45 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE EST PT | $101.40 | $169.00 | $19.95–$202.60 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC EYE EXAM, EST PATIENT,INTERMED | $161.25 | $215.00 | $50.74–$244.84 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $385.45 | $593.00 | $167.70–$593.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.75, median $161.25, highest $385.45 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $273.35. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
An intermediate eye exam checks a specific problem or follows up a known condition.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam. Refraction for glasses (92015) is often billed separately.