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67042

Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina

$355.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 67042 (Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina) received $355.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 339.1K services, the average Medicare payment was $1.0K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$38.8M33.5K—
2015$32.7M33.3K-15.7%
2016$36.6M36.1K+12.0%
2017$37.3M37.0K+1.9%
2018$37.3M36.7K-0.1%
2019$38.4M37.8K+3.1%
2020$32.6M30.5K-15.3%
2021$35.2M32.8K+8.0%
2022$33.3M30.7K-5.3%
2023$33.6M30.6K+0.8%

Top Providers for 67042

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center, P.CAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$508.1K340$1.5K
2Surgicare Of Minneapolis LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterMN$396.3K250$1.6K
3Main Line Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$379.4K248$1.5K
4Ophthalmology Surgery Center Of Dallas, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$352.3K234$1.5K
5Amarillo Cataract And Eye SurgeryAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$340.9K245$1.4K
6Beltway Surgery Centers, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIN$334.1K220$1.5K
7The Retina Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$290.8K178$1.6K
8Cleveland Eye And Laser Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$284.9K199$1.4K
9Northern California Advanced Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$277.4K136$2.0K
10Spokane Eye Clinic Inc, PsAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$235.6K148$1.6K
11Westside Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$226.7K164$1.4K
12Centennial Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$211.5K149$1.4K
13Georgia Retina Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$205.6K137$1.5K
14Wolfe Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIA$197.5K138$1.4K
15Surgery Affiliates, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$196.3K131$1.5K
16Gramercy Surgery Center, LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$187.2K124$1.5K
17Knoxville Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$185.3K143$1.3K
18Cei Physicians Psc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$181.9K124$1.5K
19Santa Rosa Surgery Center L PAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$174.7K82$2.1K
20Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center, L.P.Ambulatory Surgical CenterTN$166.8K120$1.4K
21Cape Cod Eye Surgery & Laser Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$156.7K93$1.7K
22Arlington Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$155.9K103$1.5K
23Physicians' Surgery Center Of Tidewater, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$151.6K104$1.5K
24Christus Santa Rosa Pasc-San Antonio LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$149.5K105$1.4K
25Andrews Institute Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$146.0K105$1.4K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
TX$3.5M3.1K85$41.3K
FL$2.9M2.5K79$36.5K
CA$2.5M2.1K87$28.9K
AZ$1.8M1.6K39$46.5K
PA$1.6M1.5K51$31.9K
OH$1.5M1.6K51$29.7K
WA$1.5M1.3K38$39.2K
TN$1.3M1.3K39$34.5K
IL$1.0M1.2K47$21.8K
CO$946.1K82032$29.6K
MO$858.1K79332$26.8K
VA$812.0K72824$33.8K
SC$808.3K70525$32.3K
NY$793.4K76535$22.7K
IN$751.9K56816$47.0K
NC$736.9K73631$23.8K
MD$686.8K65927$25.4K
MN$672.6K52114$48.0K
MA$643.6K54925$25.7K
KS$637.2K56320$31.9K
IA$604.0K67121$28.8K
GA$591.1K48719$31.1K
AL$565.0K59323$24.6K
MI$521.5K51328$18.6K
LA$504.9K46419$26.6K
NJ$481.6K38416$30.1K
OK$408.5K42011$37.1K
WI$395.0K45819$20.8K
UT$394.9K36415$26.3K
NE$355.5K31812$29.6K

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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.