Visual field test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 9 hospitals list a cash price for visual field test, extended: from $72.80 to $604.00, with a median of $432.00. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $359.20 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $439.50 at 10 hospitals.
- The median here, $432.00, is 163% above the US median of $164.07.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- 8 of 9 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 92083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 EXAM; VISUAL FIELD CMPLX File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $72.80 | $104.00 | $38.00–$342.00 | 30% |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $410.00 | $410.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $432.00 | $432.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $494.00 | $494.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $604.00 | $604.00 | — | — |
| Boston Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Visual Field Xm Uni/Bi W/Interp Extended Exam File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $227.70 | $506.00 | $59.22–$512.54 | 55% |
| Tufts Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Visual Field Xm Uni/Bi W/Interp Extended Exam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $256.20 | $366.00 | $96.11–$864.24 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance both sides Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Visual Field, Unilat or Bilat File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $450.00 | $450.00 | $29.70–$450.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $72.80, median $432.00, highest $604.00 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $227.70, median $256.20, highest $450.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $432.00. 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 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.
What visual field test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Visual field test explained.