Complex cataract surgery cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $3,572.99 to $3,572.99, with a median of $3,572.99. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,236.49 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $3,572.99 | $6,568.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $3,572.99 | $6,568.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,572.99, median $3,572.99, highest $3,572.99.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,572.99. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS REMV CATARACT EXTRACAP,INSERT LENS,COMPLEX, W/O ECP | $38.25 | file |