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
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $5,044.00 not published
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $5,044.00 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $5,044.00 not published
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $5,044.00 not published
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $5,044.00 not published
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $5,044.00 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $5,110.00 $810.54 – $4,960.19
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $5,325.54 $754.59 – $5,070.48
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $5,339.00 $356.41 – $5,344.98
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $5,419.00 $1,682.64 – $5,023.66
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $5,460.76 $2,411.58 – $2,459.81
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $5,465.00 $2,202.94 – $3,855.14
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $5,699.46 $0.96 – $3.44
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $5,741.00 $533.87 – $5,557.40
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $5,855.00 $275.41 – $4,985.12
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $6,293.91 $965.63 – $4,503.80
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $6,293.91 $965.63 – $4,503.80
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $6,293.91 $965.63 – $4,503.80
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $6,293.91 $965.63 – $4,553.79
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $6,293.91 $965.63 – $4,503.80
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $6,311.00 $291.61 – $4,960.19
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $6,603.00 $205.80 – $5,886.68
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $6,839.00 $851.58 – $5,117.60
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $6,900.39 $363.00 – $2,994.19
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $6,967.37 $427.84 – $4,373.29
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $7,621.53 not published
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $7,794.65 $0.16 – $4,480.44
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $7,907.68 $2,177.72 – $2,221.27
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $7,955.00 $205.80 – $11,148.86
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $8,624.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $8,624.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $8,624.00 not published
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $8,624.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $8,624.00 not published
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $8,624.00 not published
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $8,624.00 not published
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $8,624.00 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $8,624.00 not published
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $8,624.00 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $8,624.00 not published
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $8,624.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $8,624.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $8,624.00 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $8,624.00 not published
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $8,624.00 not published
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $8,624.00 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $8,624.00 not published
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $9,136.24 $0.96 – $2.46
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $9,247.79 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $9,399.23 $363.00 – $4,695.00

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