Complex cataract surgery cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,575.60 to $1,575.60, with a median of $1,575.60. Across Ohio, the median is $2,607.30 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66982, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Nov 11, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,575.60 | $2,626.00 | $643.88–$2,126.84 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,575.60, median $1,575.60, highest $1,575.60.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Complex cataract surgery removes a cloudy lens and implants an artificial one when extra devices or techniques are needed.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 66982 ($2,950.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR REMV CATARACT EXTRACAP,INSERT LENS,COMP | $0.60 | file |