Eye exam (follow-up) cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for eye exam, returning patient, intermediate: from $146.72 to $146.72, with a median of $146.72. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $146.72 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 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 — 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $146.72 | $262.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $146.72, median $146.72, highest $146.72.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $146.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.