Eye exam (follow-up) cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for eye exam, returning patient, intermediate: from $74.50 to $391.06, with a median of $274.55. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $200.05 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $194.02 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE EST PT | $74.50 | $149.00 | $30.30–$424.51 | 50% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Intrm oph exam est patient | $158.03 | — | $157.70–$282.24 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Intrm oph exam est patient | $158.03 | — | $161.84–$329.20 | — | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SERVICES_ MED EXAM_EVAL_ W INIT_CONT DX_TX PROGRAM_ INTERMEDIATE_ EST PT | $391.06 | $601.63 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SERVICES_ MED EXAM_EVAL_ W INIT_CONT DX_TX PROGRAM_ INTERMEDIATE_ EST PT | $391.06 | $601.63 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Ophth Medical Xm&Eval Intermediate Estab Pt | $571.20 | — | $30.30–$581.33 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.50, median $274.55, highest $391.06 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 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 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.