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
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH not published $2,225.25 – $9,206.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN not published $119.97 – $1,158.89
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI not published $1,712.02 – $7,791.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA not published $563.53 – $6,200.05
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS not published $650.00 – $3,740.75
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN not published $119.97 – $1,158.89
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA not published $1,153.50 – $6,200.05
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA not published $563.53 – $6,200.05
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $2,666.64 – $2,666.64
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN not published $119.97 – $1,158.89
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC not published $496.09 – $3,140.63
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ not published $566.82 – $2,430.85
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH not published $2,183.38 – $3,930.08
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH not published $2,357.81 – $4,244.06
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH not published $2,183.38 – $3,930.08
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH not published $2,183.38 – $3,930.08
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA not published $662.78 – $2,930.19
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA not published $662.78 – $3,123.38
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA not published $662.78 – $2,930.19
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA not published $662.78 – $3,686.58
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA not published $662.78 – $2,938.64
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA not published $662.78 – $3,170.46
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH not published $2,183.38 – $3,930.08
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI not published $1,811.88 – $1,811.88
UPMC Memorial York, PA not published $765.21 – $3,499.18
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA not published $662.78 – $3,123.38
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA not published $662.78 – $3,123.38
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA not published $2,968.25 – $7,506.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL not published $3,447.34 – $12,362.00
UPMC East Monroeville, PA not published $662.78 – $3,123.38
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME not published $518.82 – $1,093.29
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME not published $519.50 – $1,093.29
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $518.82 – $1,234.26
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME not published $519.50 – $1,093.29
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL not published $3,447.34 – $12,362.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO not published $664.63 – $5,918.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL not published $3,447.34 – $6,482.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL not published $3,447.34 – $12,362.00
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL not published $3,447.34 – $12,362.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO not published $664.63 – $5,918.00
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD not published $537.26 – $2,394.77
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA not published $2,672.44 – $9,482.52
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA not published $3,110.05 – $6,619.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO not published $763.16 – $4,793.00
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS not published $2,184.94 – $6,336.31
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA not published $1,153.50 – $1,153.50
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA not published $1,153.50 – $2,897.90
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV not published $626.43 – $2,571.04
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ not published $566.82 – $2,503.78
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV not published $626.43 – $2,571.04

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