Surgery and procedures CPT 66982 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Complex cataract surgery cost in Fremont, NE — inpatient

In Fremont, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant as an inpatient: from $1,125.54 to $1,125.54, with a median of $1,125.54. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,118.64 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66982, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026.

Lowest$1,125.54Methodist Fremont Health
Median$1,125.54half pay less
Highest$1,125.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fremont, NE.

median
Lowest $1,125.54Highest $2,504.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont, NE · (402) 721-1610 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP $1,125.54 $3,042.00 $2,524.86–$2,920.32 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE · (402) 721-1610 EXTRACAP CAT RMVL INTRA $2,504.16 $6,768.00 $5,617.44–$6,497.28 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,125.54, median $1,125.54, highest $1,125.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,125.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 and 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.