Complex cataract surgery cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,159.60 to $24,184.55, with a median of $1,159.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $5,209.61 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine lowest Irvine, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,159.60 | $2,230.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 3 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $4,591.53–$12,925.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $4,591.53–$12,925.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 8 | $1,807.31 | $2,780.47 | $4,608.05–$9,553.88 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Xcapsular Cataract Rmvl Insj Lens Prosth 1 Stg( Aka H66982 ) | $2,953.00 | $8,451.52 | $1,008.93–$18,375.00 | 65% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Cplx Wo Ecp | $2,953.00 | $18,375.00 | $1,008.93–$18,375.00 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx wo ecp | $2,953.00 | $11,710.50 | $200.00–$11,710.50 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC CATARACT REMOVE W/IOL COMPLEX | $4,018.56 | $8,372.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 3 | $24,184.55 | $37,207.00 | $14,341.63–$39,247.93 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 8 | $24,184.55 | $37,207.00 | $14,341.63–$39,247.93 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,159.60, median $1,159.60, highest $24,184.55 — a 20.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,159.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 it is 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.