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66174

Dilation of fluid outflow drainage within eye

$111.0M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 66174 (Dilation of fluid outflow drainage within eye) received $111.0M in total Medicare payments.

Across 119.2K services, the average Medicare payment was $931.03 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$353.0K343—
2015$947.6K963+168.5%
2016$744.4K1.3K-21.4%
2017$2.9M2.9K+293.4%
2018$5.5M5.4K+87.0%
2019$14.1M13.8K+158.4%
2020$14.6M14.1K+2.9%
2021$23.0M23.2K+57.7%
2022$25.2M27.6K+9.7%
2023$23.7M29.6K-6.1%

Top Providers for 66174

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Mcgee Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOK$314.2K225$1.4K
290210 Surgery Medical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$278.1K168$1.7K
3Specialty Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$249.3K220$1.1K
4River Drive Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$230.2K200$1.2K
5North Valley Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$225.3K213$1.1K
6Sutter Valley Medical FoundationAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$186.9K137$1.4K
7Laser & Surgical Services At Center For Sight LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$185.6K230$807.10
8The Surgical Suites LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterHI$183.2K130$1.4K
9St Marks Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$175.9K122$1.4K
10Dulaney Eye Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$162.2K125$1.3K
11Alvarado Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$161.8K91$1.8K
12Skyway Surgery Center. LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$151.1K124$1.2K
13Del Val Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$150.0K115$1.3K
14Douglas McgrawOphthalmologyCA$149.9K465$322.45
15St George Surgical Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterUT$149.6K146$1.0K
16Southpoint Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$148.6K107$1.4K
17Chevy Chase Ambulatory Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$139.8K81$1.7K
18Eye Surgery Center Of North Alabama, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterAL$136.9K186$736.02
19Knoxville Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$130.5K100$1.3K
20Rockville Eye Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$128.4K107$1.2K
21Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$127.6K82$1.6K
22Aspen Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$127.0K58$2.2K
23Peninsula Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$124.2K55$2.3K
24Buckeye South LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$122.6K90$1.4K
25Cataract & Surgical Center Of Lubbock LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$122.2K126$970.12

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$5.2M6.0K141$37.1K
FL$2.4M3.0K68$35.0K
NJ$1.3M1.6K39$34.5K
TX$1.1M1.6K43$26.3K
AZ$1.1M1.3K26$43.5K
MD$1.1M1.4K31$36.4K
PA$898.9K1.3K28$32.1K
IL$887.1K94430$29.6K
NY$732.9K72824$30.5K
OH$625.3K90221$29.8K
TN$596.7K87220$29.8K
OK$541.9K61410$54.2K
VA$539.0K60916$33.7K
AR$458.4K49011$41.7K
AL$395.1K66110$39.5K
HI$391.4K3888$48.9K
MA$329.7K36411$30.0K
MI$329.4K46615$22.0K
LA$324.2K51412$27.0K
SC$323.4K30111$29.4K
MS$321.7K47711$29.2K
KS$289.9K3727$41.4K
CO$281.8K31811$25.6K
WA$255.9K28410$25.6K
GA$248.2K29610$24.8K
NV$241.0K32312$20.1K
UT$220.3K3338$27.5K
IN$211.1K3319$23.5K
MO$208.0K33111$18.9K
KY$205.3K30811$18.7K

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  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.