Cost analysis for CPT 92136 — Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
Average Medicare Payment
$27.62
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$45.4M
Services (2023)
1.7M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-42.6%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $48.10 | $72.9M | 1.6M | — |
| 2015 | $48.09 | $75.8M | 1.7M | -0.0% |
| 2016 | $47.28 | $78.5M | 1.8M | -1.7% |
| 2017 | $47.43 | $79.7M | 1.8M | +0.3% |
| 2018 | $42.55 | $73.5M | 1.8M | -10.3% |
| 2019 | $39.26 | $68.8M | 1.9M | -7.7% |
| 2020 | $35.30 | $48.7M | 1.5M | -10.1% |
| 2021 | $32.42 | $54.0M | 1.8M | -8.2% |
| 2022 | $29.09 | $47.9M | 1.7M | -10.3% |
| 2023 | $27.62 | $45.4M | 1.7M | -5.1% |
The most expensive state pays 1.8x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $33.37 vs VI at $18.69.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $33.37 | $111.1K | 3.3K | 30 |
| MD | $32.45 | $1.2M | 38.3K | 187 |
| GU | $31.53 | $14.0K | 443 | 3 |
| PR | $30.89 | $17.3K | 559 | 20 |
| CT | $30.25 | $394.0K | 13.0K | 115 |
| DE | $30.13 | $166.7K | 5.5K | 20 |
| CA | $29.83 | $4.4M | 146.8K | 915 |
| NJ | $29.74 | $1.3M | 44.9K | 261 |
| NH | $29.71 | $275.9K | 9.3K | 46 |
| AK | $29.62 | $132.3K | 4.5K | 20 |
| VA | $29.48 | $1.5M | 50.0K | 213 |
| NY | $29.33 | $2.4M | 80.3K | 574 |
| SD | $29.17 | $295.2K | 10.1K | 32 |
| CO | $29.08 | $705.6K | 24.3K | 142 |
| MA | $28.69 | $1.3M | 44.9K | 239 |
| PA | $28.29 | $1.9M | 68.4K | 385 |
| IL | $27.67 | $1.7M | 63.0K | 323 |
| MI | $26.81 | $1.1M | 40.0K | 301 |
| FL | $26.43 | $3.2M | 120.8K | 578 |
| MT | $26.33 | $294.3K | 11.2K | 33 |
| VT | $26.13 | $95.7K | 3.7K | 17 |
| ND | $26.08 | $216.6K | 8.3K | 26 |
| NM | $25.95 | $231.4K | 8.9K | 37 |
| UT | $25.86 | $384.4K | 14.9K | 100 |
| KY | $25.85 | $669.1K | 25.9K | 123 |
| ME | $25.83 | $140.7K | 5.4K | 32 |
| MO | $25.75 | $927.0K | 36.0K | 181 |
| KS | $25.60 | $537.2K | 21.0K | 71 |
| MS | $25.52 | $503.9K | 19.7K | 68 |
| NC | $25.41 | $1.5M | 58.3K | 250 |
| OR | $25.37 | $521.3K | 20.6K | 149 |
| NE | $25.14 | $454.2K | 18.1K | 56 |
| OH | $25.09 | $1.4M | 56.8K | 338 |
| GA | $25.05 | $1.2M | 47.6K | 236 |
| AL | $25.02 | $630.4K | 25.2K | 116 |
| SC | $24.69 | $895.1K | 36.2K | 147 |
| IN | $24.54 | $1.1M | 45.8K | 159 |
| TX | $24.50 | $3.3M | 135.4K | 645 |
| LA | $24.44 | $560.5K | 22.9K | 135 |
| RI | $24.41 | $157.9K | 6.5K | 28 |
| HI | $24.38 | $185.4K | 7.6K | 49 |
| OK | $24.27 | $723.7K | 29.8K | 103 |
| MN | $24.22 | $545.5K | 22.5K | 163 |
| WA | $24.09 | $1.3M | 52.1K | 230 |
| WY | $23.86 | $53.6K | 2.2K | 5 |
| AZ | $23.65 | $1.0M | 43.4K | 172 |
| NV | $23.58 | $351.3K | 14.9K | 58 |
| WI | $23.55 | $774.7K | 32.9K | 168 |
| WV | $23.29 | $251.5K | 10.8K | 41 |
| AR | $23.20 | $478.4K | 20.6K | 73 |
| ID | $22.71 | $239.9K | 10.6K | 47 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Conley | Ophthalmology | OK | $134.6K | 4.6K | $29.13 |
| Kimberly Ireland | Ophthalmology | WI | $59.0K | 2.1K | $28.46 |
| David Boes | Ophthalmology | MT | $54.8K | 1.8K | $30.67 |
| Garlan Lo | Ophthalmology | CA | $53.7K | 2.5K | $21.77 |
| Daniel O'connor | Ophthalmology | MA | $52.5K | 1.8K | $29.36 |
| Michael Summerfield | Ophthalmology | MD | $49.4K | 1.4K | $35.46 |
| James Gills | Ophthalmology | FL | $48.8K | 1.7K | $28.06 |
| William Gruzensky | Ophthalmology | AK | $47.3K | 1.7K | $28.12 |
| David Chang | Ophthalmology | CA | $43.7K | 1.2K | $36.20 |
| Andrew Michael | Ophthalmology | VA | $41.5K | 1.5K | $27.45 |
| Gang Hu | Ophthalmology | TX | $39.9K | 1.3K | $30.49 |
| Kuumba Long | Ophthalmology | IN | $39.9K | 1.4K | $28.28 |
| Oswald Rondon | Ophthalmology | WA | $39.7K | 1.9K | $21.23 |
| Rochelle Cochrane | Ophthalmology | WA | $39.2K | 1.8K | $21.28 |
| Neil Griffin | Ophthalmology | SC | $38.8K | 1.5K | $25.22 |
| Binoy Jani | Ophthalmology | VA | $38.6K | 1.3K | $29.20 |
| Loan Ramsey | Ophthalmology | AZ | $38.6K | 1.4K | $27.83 |
| Faisel Ahmad | Ophthalmology | IL | $38.6K | 1.5K | $25.59 |
| Robert Wolff | Ophthalmology | NV | $38.1K | 2.0K | $18.97 |
| Brandon Baartman | Ophthalmology | NE | $38.0K | 1.4K | $27.55 |
Based on the data, CPT 92136 shows a 1.8x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 42.6% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.