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
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA not published $2,296.74 – $9,956.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN not published $876.31 – $2,932.00
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA not published $2,296.74 – $9,956.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA not published $2,314.92 – $2,383.01
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA not published $2,296.74 – $2,364.29
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI not published $2,322.92 – $2,322.92
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA not published $2,296.74 – $6,229.00
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN not published $876.31 – $2,932.00
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC not published $2,205.87 – $2,249.99
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS not published $1,950.28 – $5,688.31
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN not published $1,811.84 – $4,165.16
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN not published $1,811.84 – $4,165.16
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN not published $1,984.04 – $4,176.92
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK not published $693.12 – $774.59
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $693.12 – $1,215.60
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK not published $693.12 – $1,393.89
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI not published $2,299.52 – $4,139.14
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK not published $693.12 – $1,393.89
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK not published $693.12 – $1,410.10
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $918.24 – $978.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN not published $876.31 – $2,932.00
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK not published $693.12 – $1,215.60
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN not published $119.97 – $1,158.89
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN not published $176.01 – $1,158.89
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK not published $2,103.15 – $9,438.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI not published $918.24 – $978.42
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $848.91 – $2,525.39
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX not published $2,103.15 – $18,565.45
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI not published $3,711.75 – $3,982.57
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI not published $918.24 – $1,815.93
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI not published $2,299.52 – $4,139.14
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH not published $518.82 – $1,093.29
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $176.01 – $1,158.89
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI not published $1,212.37 – $3,449.29
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH not published $2,225.25 – $9,206.00
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR not published $2,524.16 – $13,754.00
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI not published $1,811.88 – $1,811.88
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI not published $1,811.88 – $4,139.14
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA not published $2,280.73 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA not published $2,280.73 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA not published $2,280.73 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA not published $2,280.73 – $3,529.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI not published $1,743.42 – $6,798.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA not published $2,280.73 – $3,529.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI not published $1,681.25 – $6,687.00
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME not published $519.50 – $1,093.29
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA not published $2,022.39 – $8,057.00
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA not published $2,344.09 – $6,179.00
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA not published $2,323.01 – $6,179.00
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA not published $2,344.09 – $6,179.00

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