Visual field test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for visual field test, extended (both sides): from $227.70 to $450.00, with a median of $256.20. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $28.50 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 92083, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center both sides lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Visual Field Xm Uni/Bi W/Interp Extended Exam | $227.70 | $506.00 | $59.22–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Visual Field Xm Uni/Bi W/Interp Extended Exam | $256.20 | $366.00 | $96.11–$864.24 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance both sides Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Visual Field, Unilat or Bilat | $450.00 | $450.00 | $29.70–$450.00 | — | — source file |
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 3 facilities here, median $256.20. 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 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
A visual field test maps your side vision to find blind spots, mainly for glaucoma.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the test and report.