Cataract Surgery cost at US hospitals

Cataract surgery with intraocular lens insertion · CPT 66984

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Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery removes the eye's clouded natural lens and puts an artificial lens in its place. It is an outpatient operation on one eye at a time, usually done in well under an hour with the eye numbed rather than the patient put to sleep.

$284.55

lowest cash price

$5,044.00

national median

$20,404.49

highest cash price

189

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $284.55–$20,404.49 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$284.55

SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Bakersfield, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$20,404.49

Adventhealth Sebring — Sebring, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,694.88) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,698.92)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Arizona 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Arkansas 2 $3,037.74 $3,037.74 $4,964.22
California 81 $284.55 $5,044.00 $8,624.00
Colorado 14 $6,293.91 $6,293.91 $6,293.91
Florida 57 $2,102.10 $18,704.12 $20,404.49
Georgia 23 $10,558.00 $10,558.00 $10,558.00
Hawaii 1 $2,753.25 $2,753.25 $2,753.25
Illinois 40 $2,715.20 $10,852.99 $18,066.53
Indiana 25 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Iowa 21 $2,715.20 $2,715.20 $17,563.65
Kansas 9 $6,967.37 $6,967.37 $6,967.37
Louisiana 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 $1,003.60 $1,003.60 $1,003.60
Michigan 25 $3,173.34 $3,173.34 $3,173.34
Minnesota 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Mississippi 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Missouri 17 $4,897.75 $6,900.39 $9,399.23
Montana 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Nebraska 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Nevada 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $2,492.56 $3,986.00 $6,839.00
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 19 $1,506.64 $2,698.92 $4,946.91
North Carolina 13 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 4 $4,160.80 $4,160.80 $4,160.80
Ohio 45 $2,102.10 $9,247.79 $19,711.44
Oklahoma 9 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Oregon 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Pennsylvania 16 $1,579.50 $1,579.50 $1,579.50
South Carolina 10 $1,731.50 $2,565.00 $10,483.95
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 18 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 99 $588.00 $4,301.64 $19,639.33
Virginia 20 $5,460.76 $7,621.53 $13,348.98
Washington 29 $2,952.39 $2,952.39 $2,952.39
West Virginia 10 $508.00 $2,266.50 $7,955.00
Wisconsin 20 $3,117.95 $3,117.95 $5,325.54

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $284.55 $145.00 – $2,968.25
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $322.49 $201.04 – $1,444.54
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $360.43 $201.04 – $2,968.25
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $360.43 $15.45 – $1,369.57
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $360.43 $477.99 – $1,248.45
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $379.40 $66.41 – $1,112.74
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $508.00 not published
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $508.00 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $512.19 $479.79 – $1,384.69
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $569.10 $145.00 – $1,444.54
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $588.00 $2,248.79 – $4,597.68
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $812.80 not published
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $1,003.60 $501.80 – $1,093.29
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $1,252.02 $145.00 – $1,112.74
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $1,506.64 $402.29 – $469.34
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $1,579.50 $1,118.43 – $2,605.94
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $1,731.50 $1,453.54 – $9,269.00
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $1,901.50 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $2,102.10 $1.10 – $2,910.60
akron general Akron, OH $2,102.10 $1.10 – $2,910.60
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,102.10 $411.84 – $3,234.00
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,102.10 $411.84 – $3,234.00
mercy hospital Canton, OH $2,102.10 $1.10 – $2,910.60
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $2,233.50 $1,164.04 – $8,282.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $2,266.50 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $2,351.77 $71.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $2,351.77 $85.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $2,351.77 $849.94 – $5,772.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $2,351.77 $71.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $2,351.77 $71.00 – $7,521.00
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $2,457.00 not published
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $2,492.56 $1,119.41 – $2,991.08
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $2,492.56 $1,119.41 – $2,991.08
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $2,524.45 $2,524.45 – $3,029.34
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $2,524.45 $1,119.41 – $3,029.34
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $2,524.45 $1,119.41 – $3,029.34
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $2,526.64 $1,163.59 – $3,031.97
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $2,526.64 $1,026.00 – $2,526.64
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $2,565.00 $1,156.61 – $2,361.10
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $2,565.00 $2,146.46 – $2,361.10
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $2,685.92 $1,163.59 – $2,820.22
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $2,685.92 $1,163.59 – $2,927.66
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $3,255.33
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $3,255.33
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $3,255.33
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $3,255.33

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