Complex cataract surgery cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,188.50 to $2,281.25, with a median of $2,188.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $4,403.18 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PROC XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,188.50 | $3,904.00 | $40.00–$3,123.20 | 44% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,188.50 | $3,904.00 | $40.00–$3,123.20 | 44% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $2,281.25 | — | $2,201.41–$3,245.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,188.50, median $2,188.50, highest $2,281.25.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.