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
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $3,848.19 – $4,050.73
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL not published $4,528.77 – $4,528.77
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL not published $4,041.00 – $4,126.07
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL not published $4,078.52 – $4,293.18
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $4,203.87 – $4,292.38
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL not published $3,796.69 – $3,996.52
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL not published $4,041.00 – $4,253.68
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL not published $4,236.20 – $4,325.39
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL not published $4,126.07 – $4,126.07
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $4,041.00 – $4,253.68
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $4,034.61 – $4,119.55
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL not published $4,435.40 – $4,528.77
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $4,262.16 – $4,486.48
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $4,399.07 – $4,491.68
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $4,034.61 – $4,119.55
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $3,585.87 – $4,292.38
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $4,041.00 – $4,253.68
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $3,796.69 – $3,996.52
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $4,399.07 – $4,491.68
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $4,236.20 – $4,325.39
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $3,780.02 – $3,780.02
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $3,758.77 – $3,956.60
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $4,078.52 – $4,293.18
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $3,968.75 – $4,052.30
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $3,811.07 – $3,891.30
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $3,753.58 – $3,951.14
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $4,095.69 – $4,181.91
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $4,399.07 – $4,491.68
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $3,585.87 – $3,736.85
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $832.94 – $4,377.19
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $832.94 – $4,377.19
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $892.44 – $4,377.19
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $892.44 – $4,377.19
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $892.44 – $4,377.19

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