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67036

Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina

$153.2M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 67036 (Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina) received $153.2M in total Medicare payments.

Across 171.1K services, the average Medicare payment was $895.29 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$12.3M13.6K—
2015$12.4M14.7K+1.1%
2016$9.5M15.0K-23.6%
2017$14.1M16.2K+48.6%
2018$15.8M17.8K+11.6%
2019$17.2M19.2K+9.2%
2020$14.1M14.9K-18.1%
2021$17.6M18.6K+25.1%
2022$19.0M19.6K+7.9%
2023$21.0M21.5K+10.5%

Top Providers for 67036

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Ophthalmology Surgery Center Of Dallas, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$296.5K198$1.5K
2Northern California Advanced Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$291.5K140$2.1K
3Surgery Affiliates, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$228.2K152$1.5K
4Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center, P.CAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$206.5K138$1.5K
5Cleveland Eye And Laser Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$202.3K141$1.4K
6Lowcountry Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$195.5K134$1.5K
7The Retina Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$168.6K103$1.6K
8Surgicare Of Minneapolis LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterMN$162.7K102$1.6K
9Spectra Eye Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$155.1K104$1.5K
10Beltway Surgery Centers, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIN$144.8K95$1.5K
11Sarasota Endoscopy Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$142.3K96$1.5K
12Montgomery Surgery Center Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$138.6K89$1.6K
13Island Eye Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$137.9K79$1.7K
14Eye Specialists Laser & Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$136.7K93$1.5K
15Santa Rosa Surgery Center L PAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$136.3K64$2.1K
16Oregon Eye Surgery Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterOR$134.1K81$1.7K
17Cei Physicians Psc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$133.7K94$1.4K
18Georgia Retina Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$133.2K89$1.5K
19Abilene Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$125.6K89$1.4K
20Insight Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$124.0K82$1.5K
21Eye Center Of Columbus, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$122.4K91$1.3K
22Rinehart Road Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$117.7K82$1.4K
23Spokane Eye Clinic Inc, PsAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$116.4K73$1.6K
24Specialty Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$115.7K66$1.8K
25Physicians Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$113.8K79$1.4K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$2.3M2.2K73$31.4K
TX$1.9M1.9K66$29.1K
CA$1.9M1.8K71$26.5K
NY$1.2M1.2K50$23.5K
AZ$1.0M98827$37.9K
CO$970.7K88926$37.3K
OH$963.8K1.1K46$21.0K
WA$686.3K60524$28.6K
SC$682.1K61517$40.1K
TN$537.4K57522$24.4K
IN$523.4K49814$37.4K
KY$505.5K55318$28.1K
PA$498.4K59025$19.9K
IL$439.3K54825$17.6K
MD$417.4K44319$22.0K
VA$416.7K43921$19.8K
MO$407.8K41716$25.5K
NJ$398.7K42520$19.9K
OR$376.7K38313$29.0K
MA$363.0K36921$17.3K
UT$362.9K36415$24.2K
MS$359.9K41214$25.7K
NC$351.3K42121$16.7K
GA$283.1K25712$23.6K
MN$262.4K2347$37.5K
LA$260.5K27111$23.7K
KS$256.9K27712$21.4K
ID$233.0K2277$33.3K
IA$202.1K27713$15.5K
AL$198.3K28116$12.4K

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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.