Eye exam, new patient cost in Florida
In Florida, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $60.20 to $481.65, with a median of $481.65. The lowest price is at Tampa General Hospital (Tampa). The highest price is 8.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $481.65, is 156% above the US median of $188.51.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Florida ranks 21st of 22 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$60.20Tampa General Hospital
Median$481.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$481.65in Florida
Lowest saves$421.45vs the median
Hospitals in Florida, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb New Opthalm Comprehensive | $60.20 | $172.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL New patient complete exam of visual system | $191.80 | $274.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $481.65 | $741.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $481.65 | $741.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart · Port St. Lucie, FL OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $481.65 | $741.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $191.80 | $336.72 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $481.65 | $481.65 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $481.65 | $481.65 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $60.20 | $60.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.