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Rankings

Geographic and procedure rankings, published only where the underlying methodology is transparent and defensible.

National Cost Index, July 2026 (Jan 2016 = 100)

108.4yrs +2.1% MoM

Cost Index by Region

Average cost per eye, standard lens category, indexed to national average = 100

Region	Avg. Cost / Eye	Index	MoM Change
Northeast	$4,680	114.2	+2.4%
West	$4,420	108.0	+1.8%
South	$3,910	95.6	+0.4%
Midwest	$3,780	92.4	+0.2%

Cost Index by Lens Category

Average reported cost per eye, this month

Standard Monofocal $3,650
Premium Multifocal $4,850
Light-Adjustable (LAL) $6,200

How the index is built

Built from provider fee reporting across a fixed panel of practices, re-surveyed monthly, indexed to a January 2016 base of 100 so relative movement is comparable across time and category.

Update schedule

Refreshed on the first business day of each month using the prior month’s collected fee data.

Full methodology

Panel composition, weighting, and revision policy are documented in full.