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Cataract surgery cost in Colorado without insurance

In Colorado, the median cash price for Cataract surgery is $5,804.80 across 15 hospitals, from $491.30 to $8,265.00. The lowest is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The US median is $3,876.10.

Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.

Cataract surgery replaces the clouded lens of the eye with a clear implant. It is a short outpatient operation, done one eye at a time. The standard lens is included in the price, while premium lenses that also correct astigmatism or reading vision cost extra and are usually not covered by insurance.

Collected Nov 9, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Cataract surgery prices in Colorado by type

66984 is standard cataract surgery with a lens implant and is used in the state table; 66982 is complex cataract surgery; and 66821 is the laser treatment for clouding that can develop months or years later.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Cataract surgery Cataract surgery with lens implant · code 66984 15 $491.30–$8,265.00 $5,804.80 $3,876.10
Complex cataract surgery Complex cataract surgery with lens implant · code 66982 7 $669.80–$8,265.00 $5,131.54 $3,936.35
YAG laser capsulotomy Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) · code 66821 7 $415.13–$2,870.00 $1,746.00 $1,125.25
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Colorado. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Cataract surgery prices in Colorado

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask what a premium lens or laser-assisted surgery adds to the price, and whether you need it.
  • Eye surgery centers usually charge much less than hospital outpatient departments.