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Cataract surgery cost in Minnesota without insurance

In Minnesota, the median cash price for Cataract surgery is $3,244.01 across 10 hospitals, from $1,233.00 to $7,523.04. The lowest is at Stevens Community Medical Center (Morris). The US median is $3,876.10.

Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 Oct 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Cataract surgery prices in Minnesota 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 10 $1,233.00–$7,523.04 $3,244.01 $3,876.10
Complex cataract surgery Complex cataract surgery with lens implant · code 66982 7 $1,323.75–$7,884.98 $2,717.98 $3,936.35
YAG laser capsulotomy Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) · code 66821 26 $702.30–$3,375.84 $1,601.10 $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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota

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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.