Complex cataract surgery cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $882.15 to $1,398.70, with a median of $1,140.43. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $258.28 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,398.70 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 66982, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 PR RMVL CAT EXTRACAP INSRT LENS COMP W/O ENDO CYCLOPHOTO | $882.15 | $2,490.00 | $402.14–$2,365.72 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 PR RMVL CAT EXTRACAP INSRT LENS COMP W/O ENDO CYCLOPHOTO | $882.15 | $2,490.00 | $402.14–$2,365.72 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 PR RMVL CAT EXTRACAP INSRT LENS COMP W/O ENDO CYCLOPHOTO | $882.15 | $2,490.00 | $402.14–$1,672.24 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte, MI PR RMVL CAT EXTRACAP INSRT LENS COMP W/O ENDO CYCLOPHOTO | $882.15 | $2,490.00 | $402.14–$1,668.92 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SP Cataract surgery complex 66982 | $1,398.70 | $2,797.40 | $470.52–$1,176.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SP Cataract surgery complex 66982 | $1,398.70 | $2,797.40 | $470.52–$1,176.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SP Cataract surgery complex 66982 | $1,398.70 | $2,797.40 | $470.52–$1,176.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SP Cataract surgery complex 66982 | $1,398.70 | $2,797.40 | $470.52–$1,176.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $3,173.34 | — | $1,233.13–$10,429.11 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $3,173.34 | — | $670.56–$6,493.00 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $3,173.34 | — | $670.56–$5,288.90 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $3,173.34 | — | $670.56–$5,288.90 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX | $3,532.98 | $7,065.96 | $1,247.56–$6,050.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $882.15, median $1,140.43, highest $1,398.70 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.