Cataract surgery cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $537.00 to $537.00, with a median of $537.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $1,398.70 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | $859.08 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | $343.57–$859.08 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp | $1,113.50 | $4,454.00 | $68.00–$220.32 | 75% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $537.00, median $537.00, highest $537.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $537.00. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
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.