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Full Eye Examination Under Anesthesia

Washington rates for HCPCS 92018

A complete examination of the eyes carried out while the patient is under general anesthesia, including measuring pressure, examining the front and back of the eye, and moving the eye by hand where that helps the examination. It is used for young children and for patients who cannot cooperate with an examination while awake. This is the thorough version covering the full eye examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Full Eye Examination Under Anesthesia cost?

$240

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $331.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in Michigan than in New Hampshire. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 17th of 45

$240

MI $8,318NH $46.77

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.