Surgery and procedures CPT 66982 Outpatient

Complex cataract surgery cost in Orangeburg, SC

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,565.00 to $2,565.00, with a median of $2,565.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,565.00 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66982, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,565.00Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$2,565.00half pay less
Highest$2,565.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB CATARACT REM W/INS IOL COMPLEX $2,565.00 $5,130.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $2,565.00, median $2,565.00, highest $2,565.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,565.00. 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.