Eye exam, new patient cost in New York
In New York, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $56.98 to $725.00, with a median of $230.00. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 12.7× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$56.98Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$230.00half pay less
Highest$725.00in New York
Lowest saves$173.02vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $56.98 | $259.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS | $63.09 | $332.06 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS | $63.09 | $332.06 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS | $63.09 | $332.06 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT 1+ VISITS | $63.09 | $332.06 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $101.96 | $369.71 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $136.02 | $214.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $136.02 | $216.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $136.02 | $214.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $137.47 | $196.39 | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $586.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $586.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $158.03 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $158.03 | — | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH NEONATAL EYE EXAM | $174.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC OPH MED EXAM _ EVAL W INIT DX TR PROG COMP NEW PT 1_MORE VISIT | $188.51 | $290.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM | $230.00 | $230.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM | $230.00 | $230.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $231.67 | $289.59 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $231.67 | $289.59 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NEW EYE EXAM & TREATMENT. | $255.00 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Ophth Med Exam/Eval;New Pt Com | $331.80 | $474.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC OPH MED EXAM _ EVAL W INIT DX TR PROG COMP NEW PT 1_MORE VISIT | $391.06 | $601.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC OPH MED EXAM _ EVAL W INIT DX TR PROG COMP NEW PT 1_MORE VISIT | $391.06 | $601.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $453.01 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $456.33 | $456.33 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NEW PATIENT COMPLETE EXAM OF VISUAL SYSTEM | $516.00 | $516.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ophthalm Exam New Pt Compreh | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $638.90 | $638.90 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMP NEW EXAM | $675.00 | $750.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $725.00 | $725.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $725.00 | $725.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $63.09 | $242.50 |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $158.03 | $274.54 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $137.47 | $295.24 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $231.67 | $231.67 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $231.67 | $231.67 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $56.98 | $56.98 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $188.51 | $188.51 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $174.00 | $174.00 |
What it is
This is a full medical eye exam for a new patient by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. It usually checks vision, eye pressure, eye movement and the inside of the eye, often with dilating drops, and may take more than one visit.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam itself. Refraction, the test that sets a glasses prescription, is billed separately (92015), as are contact lens fitting, eye imaging and glasses.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alaska$314.38
- Arizona$159.37
- Arkansas$260.25
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15
- Connecticut$158.00
- Florida$477.43
- Georgia$146.64
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$114.80
- Indiana$111.50
- Iowa$312.00
- Kansas$160.32
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$61.41
- Maine$56.07
- Maryland$315.00
- Massachusetts$175.05
- Michigan$107.90
- Minnesota$211.89
- Missouri$105.88
- Nebraska$78.00
- Nevada$411.00
- New Jersey$725.00
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$179.25
- Oregon$268.45
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00
- Tennessee$91.04
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$422.20
- Virginia$58.35
- Washington$144.90
- West Virginia$90.75
- Wisconsin$157.50
- Wyoming$393.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.