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
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $3,255.33
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $2,698.92 $0.01 – $4,321.23
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $2,197.37
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,890.44
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $2,005.28
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $2,269.24
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,312.39
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $2,219.37
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $2,715.20 $441.22 – $2,019.86
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,962.57
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,774.32
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,969.73
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $1,943.90
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $2,715.20 $488.93 – $2,006.05
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $2,734.57 $4,687.83 – $5,859.79
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $2,753.25 not published
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $2,952.39 $0.41 – $2,657.92
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $3,037.74 $363.00 – $3,877.24
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $3,117.95 $2,241.66 – $8,701.00
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $3,173.34 $295.01 – $7,333.37
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $3,173.34 $295.01 – $5,428.22
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $3,173.34 $295.01 – $5,470.20
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $3,173.34 $295.01 – $5,442.41
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $3,770.00 not published
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $3,786.00 $872.10 – $4,960.19
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $3,986.00 $841.32 – $5,092.01
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $4,018.56 $2,523.01 – $12,182.00
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $4,160.80 $1,259.16 – $4,680.90
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $4,160.80 $1,259.16 – $4,680.90
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $4,276.50 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $4,301.64 $71.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $4,301.64 $71.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $4,301.64 $71.00 – $7,521.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $4,301.64 $71.00 – $7,521.00
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $4,350.00 $2,098.17 – $4,960.19
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $4,501.45 $2,563.85 – $3,373.48
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $4,627.00 $990.09 – $4,960.19
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $4,881.00 $283.51 – $5,117.60
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $4,897.75 $1,944.28 – $2,868.98
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $4,946.91 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $4,946.91 $446.99 – $931.39
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $4,964.22 $363.00 – $3,008.84
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $5,044.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $5,044.00 not published
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $5,044.00 not published
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $5,044.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $5,044.00 not published
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $5,044.00 not published
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $5,044.00 not published

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