Eye exam, new patient cost in New York
In New York, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $30.30 to $18,963.00, with a median of $230.00. The lowest price is at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 625.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $230.00, is 22% above the US median of $188.51.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- New York ranks 16th of 22 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.30Brookdale Hospital Medical Center + 2 more
Median$230.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,963.00in New York
Lowest saves$199.70vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH | $30.30 | $271.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Interfaith Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH | $30.30 | $271.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPTH EXAM NEW COMPREH | $30.30 | $271.00 | Aug 1, 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 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 |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital 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 – Tisch Hospital 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 |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ New Patient: Comprehensive Ophthalmology Exam 92004 | $136.02 | $701.00 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $137.47 | $196.39 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center 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 |
| Harlem 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 |
| 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 |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $586.60 | 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 |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $586.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION; COMPREHENSIVE, N | $152.50 | $741.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Compre oph exam new pt 1 | $166.19 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH NEONATAL EYE EXAM | $174.00 | $174.00 | May 19, 2026 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 | Mar 25, 2026 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 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $231.67 | $289.59 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $231.67 | $289.59 | Mar 31, 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 |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $387.88 | $456.33 | Apr 7, 2026 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 |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ OPHTH SERV: MED EXAM; COMP NEW | $433.82 | $433.82 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ OPHTH SERV: MED EXAM; COMP NEW | $433.82 | $433.82 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $453.01 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $454.53 | $695.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ OPTHAL SEV,NP,COMP,1 OR<VISITS | $495.00 | $495.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Eye Exam New Patient Comp | $522.00 | $522.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY EYE EXAM NEW PT 1+VSTS CMPHNSV | $535.00 | $535.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EYE EXAM NEW PT 1+VSTS CMPHNSV | $535.00 | $535.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Ophth Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $571.20 | — | Jul 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 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT | $675.00 | $750.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 92004 - EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT | $18,963.00 | $18,963.00 | Apr 22, 2025 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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 | 37 | $30.30 | $152.50 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $137.47 | $453.01 |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $391.06 | $391.06 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $166.19 | $350.60 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $231.67 | $231.67 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $231.67 | $231.67 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $188.51 | $188.51 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $174.00 | $174.00 |
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
- Florida$481.65
- 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
- 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.