Cataract surgery with lens implant in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,357.60 to $7,794.65, with a median of $1,357.60. The lowest listed price is at Central Iowa Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation lowest Des Moines, IA PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $1,357.60 | $1,697.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $1,357.60 | $1,697.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton, IA PR Rem Cataract Extracapsular Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Man/Mech Tech | $7,794.65 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,357.60, median $1,357.60, highest $7,794.65 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,357.60. 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
Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and a standard lens. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and upgraded lenses (toric or multifocal) are usually billed separately.