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66991

Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye

$179.5M in total Medicare payments across 2 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 66991 (Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye) received $179.5M in total Medicare payments.

Across 117.7K services, the average Medicare payment was $1.5K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2022$89.0M58.9K—
2023$90.5M58.8K+1.7%

Top Providers for 66991

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1River Drive Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$1.2M404$3.0K
2Specialty Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$649.4K218$3.0K
3Island Eye Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$628.4K213$3.0K
4Vance Thompson Vision Surgery Center Prof LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSD$509.3K223$2.3K
5Laser & Surgical Services At Center For Sight LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$507.1K206$2.5K
6East Bay Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$503.4K194$2.6K
7Freedom Vision Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$487.8K164$3.0K
8Ocean County Eye Associates LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$463.0K175$2.6K
9Roanoke Valley Center For Sight LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$454.6K193$2.4K
10Long Island Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$416.7K142$2.9K
11Sltlbk Associates, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$412.1K166$2.5K
12Surgical Care Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterIN$403.6K159$2.5K
13Eye Surgery Center Of North Alabama, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterAL$397.8K177$2.2K
14Sacramento Surgery Center Associates, L PAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$388.5K113$3.4K
154th Street Laser & Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$383.7K108$3.6K
16481 Asc Project LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$380.1K104$3.7K
17The Eye Surgery Center Of The Carolinas LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$375.0K163$2.3K
18Hancock Park Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$374.3K126$3.0K
19North Valley Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$372.0K139$2.7K
20Tower Clock Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWI$368.0K148$2.5K
21Main Line Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$366.3K143$2.6K
22Santa Barbara Outpatient Surgery Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$359.4K113$3.2K
23Bay Microsurgical UnitAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$346.0K151$2.3K
24Cape Cod Eye Surgery & Laser Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$340.9K122$2.8K
25Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser And Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$339.6K115$3.0K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$13.8M7.1K178$77.7K
TX$5.5M3.6K98$55.7K
FL$5.3M3.5K92$57.5K
PA$4.6M3.2K69$67.0K
NJ$4.5M2.2K54$82.9K
NY$3.6M2.0K54$65.9K
MA$3.3M2.0K46$70.7K
AZ$3.2M2.1K56$56.9K
GA$2.5M1.5K41$60.1K
WA$2.5M1.7K39$63.1K
KS$2.0M1.3K21$94.3K
OH$1.9M1.8K36$52.8K
MD$1.9M1.2K29$64.7K
IN$1.8M1.3K23$79.3K
NC$1.7M1.4K34$51.4K
MO$1.7M1.4K31$55.5K
TN$1.7M1.2K35$47.8K
VA$1.7M1.1K27$61.3K
IL$1.6M1.3K35$44.7K
MN$1.6M1.1K29$53.9K
CO$1.6M96229$53.5K
NE$1.5M1.1K27$56.4K
MS$1.5M1.1K24$62.6K
WI$1.5M1.2K28$53.3K
SC$1.4M95423$62.2K
MI$1.3M92226$51.2K
SD$1.2M87210$119.4K
OR$1.1M67824$47.2K
AL$1.0M82114$73.9K
ID$968.2K45611$88.0K

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Data Sources

  • • 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.