Eye exam (comprehensive) cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam, returning patient: from $292.24 to $1,085.20, with a median of $292.24. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $207.20 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $292.24, is 77% above the US median of $165.45.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 92014, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine lowest Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRHNSV ESTAB PT 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Ophth Medical Xm+Eval Comprhnsv Estab Pt 1/> File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $778.00 | $778.00 | — | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB EYE EXAM & TREATMENT EST PATIENT 1+VISITS File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $1,085.20 | $1,669.54 | $160.47–$184.54 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $292.24, median $292.24, highest $1,085.20 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $292.24. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
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