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
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK not published $2,236.00 – $15,642.00
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN not published $176.01 – $1,158.89
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $176.01 – $1,158.89
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN not published $119.97 – $1,158.89
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $754.92 – $3,803.48
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR not published $2,338.83 – $5,847.09
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH not published $4,121.61 – $8,000.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO not published $664.63 – $5,918.00
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH not published $2,183.38 – $5,529.89
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH not published $1,081.64 – $2,401.72
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91

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